NEURULA


Meaning of NEURULA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnu̇r-ə-lə, ˈnyu̇r-, -yə-lə ]

noun

( plural neu·ru·lae -ˌlē ; or -las )

Etymology: New Latin, from neur- + Latin -ula -ule

Date: circa 1890

: an early vertebrate embryo which follows the gastrula and in which nervous tissue begins to differentiate and the basic pattern of the vertebrate begins to emerge

• neu·ru·la·tion ˌnu̇r-ə-ˈlā-shən, ˌnyu̇r-, -yə- noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.