neuraltubesegment
nounUK /ˈnjʊərəl tjuːb ˈsɛɡmənt/
US /ˈnʊrəl tuːb ˈsɛɡmənt/
A small part of the tube that grows into an animal's brain and spine.
Each neuraltubesegment helps form a different part of the nervous system.
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2. A repeated unit along the early neural tube that gives rise to nerve tissue.
Scientists studied each neuraltubesegment under the microscope.
3. A developmental block in the embryonic nervous system.
Damage to one neuraltubesegment can affect nearby nerves.
4. A segmental region of the forming central nervous system.
The neuraltubesegment pattern is set early in growth.