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neurocoele

or Ա··DZ, Ա··

[ noor-uh-seel, nyoor- ]

noun

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


neurocoele

/ ˈʊəəˌː /

noun

  1. 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

  • Աr·DZi· Աr·i· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of neurocoele1

First recorded in 1885–90; neuro- + -coele
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Word History and Origins

Origin of neurocoele1

C19: from neuro- + Greek koilos hollow
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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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