neurocoele

American

[noor-uh-seel, nyoor-] / ˈnʊər əˌsil, ˈnyʊər- /

Or neurocoel,

noun

Embryology.

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

neurocoele British

/ ˈnjʊərəˌsiːl /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

neurocelian adjective
neurocoelian adjective

Etymology

Origin of neurocoele

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

Example Sentences

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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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