Definition of Placode

1. Noun. A platelike thickening of the epithelial layer of an embryo from which an organ, especially a sense organ, develops. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Placode

1. Area of thickened ectoderm in the embryo from which a nerve ganglion or a sense organ will develop. (31 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Placode

placified
placifies
placify
placifying
placing
placings
placit
placita
placitory
placits
placitum
plack
placket
plackets
placks
placode (current term)
placoderm
placodermal
placodermata
placodermi
placoderms
placodes
placoganoid
placoganoidei
placoid
placoides
placoidian
placoidians
placoids
placophora

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