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placodes

placodes is the plural of placode.

Meaning of placode

Noun

placode (plural placodes)

  1. (comparative) A platelike thickening of the epithelial layer of an embryo from which an organ, especially a sense organ, develops.
    • The placodes are localized thickenings of the cephalic surface ectoderm. Each placode is formed from a group of cells which gives rise to a specific organ with a given specialized function.1974, Herbert Tuchmann-Duplessis, G. David, P. Haegel, Illustrated Human Embryology, Volumes 1-3, Springer, page 94

Phrases with placodes

Questions about placodes

What is placodes the plural of?
Placodes is the plural of placode.

Words near placodes in the dictionary

  1. placodal
  2. placode
  3. placoderm
  4. placodermian
  5. placoderms
  6. placodes
  7. placodioid
  8. placodioid lichen
  9. placodiolic acid
  10. placodiomorph
  11. placodiomorphic

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