transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnō-tə-ˌkȯrd ]
noun
Etymology: Greek nōton, nōtos back + Latin chorda cord — more at cord
Date: 1848
: a longitudinal flexible rod of cells that in the lowest chordates (as a lancelet or a lamprey) and in the embryos of the higher vertebrates forms the supporting axis of the body
• no·to·chord·al ˌnō-tə-ˈkȯr-d ə l adjective