An embryo at an early stage of development in which neurulation begins.
[New Latin : from Greek neuron, sinew, string, nerve + Latin -ula, feminine diminutive suffix.]
neurula
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neu·ru·la (nʊr'ə-lə, -yə-lə, nyʊr'-)  |
n., pl., -las, or -lae (-lē).
An embryo at an early stage of development in which neurulation begins.
An embryo at an early stage of development in which neurulation begins.
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(nʊr'ə-lə, -yə-lə, nyʊr'-)
n., pl. -lae (-lē').
n., pl. -lae (-lē').
An early stage of embryonic development in which neurulation begins.
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The early embryonic stage following the gastrula, marked by the first appearance of the nervous system.
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