neurocoele

Or neu·ro·coel,

[noor-uh-seel, nyoor-]

noun

Embryology.

1. the system of cavities of the embryonic brain and spinal cord.

neurocoele

/ ˈnjʊərəˌsiːl /

noun

1. embryol a cavity in the embryonic brain and spinal cord that develops into the ventricles and central canal respectively

Other Word Forms

• neurocoelian adjective
• neurocelian adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of neurocoele¹

First recorded in 1885–90; neuro- + -coele

Word History and Origins

Origin of neurocoele¹

C19: from _neuro- + Greek koilos hollow

Example Sentences

When a section is made the central canal is seen to be enlarged into a cavity, the neurocoele, which, in the young animal, communicates by an opening, the neuropore, with the bottom of the olfactory pit, and so with the exterior.

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