Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

neurocoele

or neu·ro·coel, neu·ro·cele

[noo r-uh-seel, nyoo r-]
See more synonyms for neurocoele on Thesaurus.com
noun Embryology.
  1. the system of cavities of the embryonic brain and spinal cord.
Show More

Origin of neurocoele

First recorded in 1885–90; neuro- + -coele
Related formsneu·ro·coel·i·an, neu·ro·cel·i·an, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
British Dictionary definitions for neurocoele

neurocoele

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

Word Origin

C19: from neuro- + Greek koilos hollow
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012