any structural anomaly of the surface (external) layer of ectoderm which begins to proliferate shortly after separation from the neuroectoderm; cells from the surface ectoderm differentiate to form the epidermis; epithelia lining the mouth and nasal cavities; hair follicles and nails; the lacrimal, tarsal, salivary, sebaceous, sweat, and mammary glands, and anterior pituitary gland (adenohypophysis); inner and outer ear structures; the lens, and conjunctival and corneal epithelia; dental enamel; and the apical ectodermal ridge inducing development of the limb buds
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