ectomesoderm

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ectomesoderm (noun; Greek ektos, outside; mesos, middle; derma, skin): Mesoderm derived chiefly from the ectoderm during early embryology of animals; forming mesenchyme predominently in Porifera, Ctenophora and in certain mollusks and annelids.