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neurulation

[ noo r-uh-ley-shuh n, nyoo r- ]
/ ˌnʊər əˈleɪ ʃən, ˌnyʊər- /

noun

the formation of a neurula.

Nearby words

  1. neurovaccine,
  2. neurovascular,
  3. neurovirus,
  4. neurovisceral,
  5. neurula,
  6. neusatz,
  7. neuse,
  8. neuss,
  9. neuston,
  10. neustonic

Origin of neurulation

First recorded in 1885–90; neurul(a) + -ation
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Medicine definitions for neurulation

neurulation

[ nur′ə-lā′shən, -yə-lā′- ]

n.

The formation of the embryonic neural plate and its transformation into the neural tube.
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