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neurogenic placode

neurogenic placode noun: an area of thickening of the epithelium in the embryonic head ectoderm layer that gives rise to neurons and other structures of the sensory nervous system.

Noun

neurogenic placode (plural neurogenic placodes)

  1. An area of thickening of the epithelium in the embryonic head ectoderm layer that gives rise to neurons and other structures of the sensory nervous system.

Forms of neurogenic placode

pluralneurogenic placodes

Questions about neurogenic placode

What does neurogenic placode mean?
Neurogenic placode means an area of thickening of the epithelium in the embryonic head ectoderm layer that gives rise to neurons and other structures of the sensory nervous system.
What part of speech is neurogenic placode?
Neurogenic placode is a noun.
What is the plural of neurogenic placode?
The plural of neurogenic placode is neurogenic placodes.

Words near neurogenic placode in the dictionary

  1. neurogenetically
  2. neurogeneticist
  3. neurogeneticists
  4. neurogenetics
  5. neurogenic
  6. neurogenic placode
  7. neurogenic placodes
  8. neurogenic shock
  9. neurogenic shocks
  10. neurogenically
  11. neurogenicity

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