neural tube

English

Noun

neural tube (plural neural tubes)

1. (anatomy) A hollow longitudinal dorsal tube formed in the folding and subsequent fusion of the opposite ectodermal folds in the embryo that gives rise to the brain and spinal cord.

Translations

hollow dorsal tube

• Czech: neurální trubice f, nervová trubice f
• Finnish: hermostoputki
• Irish: néarfheadán m
• Italian: tubo neurale m
• Spanish: tubo neural m
• Turkish: nöral tüp