Definition of Neural tube

1. Noun. A tube of ectodermal tissue in the embryo from which the brain and spinal cord develop.

Generic synonyms: Ectoblast, Ectoderm, Exoderm

Medical Definition of Neural tube

1. The progenitor of the central nervous system. See: neural plate, neurulation. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Neural Tube

neural groove
neural induction
neural layer of optic retina
neural layer of retina
neural net
neural network
neural networks
neural part of hypophysis
neural pathway
neural plate
neural retina
neural segment
neural spine
neural structure
neural tube (current term)
neural tube (current term)
neural tube defect
neuraminic acid
neuraminidase
neuraminidase
neuraminidases
neuramoebimeter
neuranagenesis
neurapophysial
neurapophysis
neurapraxia
neurarchy
neurasthenia
neurasthenia
neurasthenias

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