neural tube

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noun Embryology.

a tube formed by the closure of ectodermal tissue in the early vertebrate embryo that later develops into the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia.

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Origin of neural tube

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby neural tube

neural groove, neural network, neural networks, neural plate, neural spine, neural tube, neural tube defect, neuraminic acid, neuraminidase, neuranagenesis, neurapophysis

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How to use neural tube in a sentence

This is the excised neural tube of my clone, stuck in a vat trying to grow into a brain.
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They bulge out of the neural tube, the embryonic primordium of the nervous system.
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With the help of mobility aids and a feeding tube, she lived well past her initial prognosis of death by age 4.
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That incident was due to an “equipment” problem (a steel tube ruptured)—resulting in explosive vapors being released and ignited.
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The researchers first isolated a set of cells known as neural stem cells (NSCs) from the brains of rats.
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For hoodie-clad, Silicon Valley-types, this means more transistors in a dense integrated tube.
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With shorts, a man is expected to wear ankle socks rather than pulled up tube socks.
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Drone: the largest tube of a bag-pipe, giving forth a dull heavy tone.
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Should the vapor not condense well, the test-tube may be immersed in a glass of cold water.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
For comparison, the gas may be passed through a test-tube containing an equal amount of distilled water.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
At once cover the mouth of the tube with a filter-paper cap moistened with saturated aqueous solution of silver nitrate (1:1).
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The best pipet is a small glass tube which has been drawn out at one end to a tip with rather small opening.
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British Dictionary definitions for neural tube

neural tube

noun

the structure in mammalian embryos that develops into the brain and spinal cord. Incomplete development results in neural-tube defects, such as spina bifida, in a newborn baby

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Medical definitions for neural tube

neural tube

A dorsal tubular structure in the vertebrate embryo that develops into the brain and spinal cord.

Scientific definitions for neural tube

neural tube

A tubular structure that results from the folding of tissue along the back of vertebrate embryos and develops into the brain and spinal cord. Improper folding of the neural tube is the cause of spina bifida and other birth defects.