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neurula

neurula [ nyrylə ] (plural neurulae [ nyrylee ] or neurulas)


noun 
Definition:
 
stage of embryo: a vertebrate embryo in an early stage, when the nervous system is beginning to develop

[Late 19th century. <neuro- + Latin -ula 'small' after blastula, scrofula]

neurulation [ nyry láysh'n ] noun
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