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neurulation

neurulation noun: the process by which the beginnings of the vertebrate nervous system is formed in embryos.

Noun

neurulation (usually uncountable, plural neurulations)

  1. (usually) The process by which the beginnings of the vertebrate nervous system is formed in embryos.

Forms of neurulation

pluralneurulations

Origin of neurulation

From neurula + -ation.

Words formed from neurulation

Questions about neurulation

What does neurulation mean?
Neurulation means the process by which the beginnings of the vertebrate nervous system is formed in embryos.
What part of speech is neurulation?
Neurulation is a noun.
What is the plural of neurulation?
The plural of neurulation is neurulations.

Words near neurulation in the dictionary

  1. neuroweapons
  2. neurula
  3. neurulae
  4. neurular
  5. neurulas
  6. neurulation
  7. neurulations
  8. neurule
  9. neurules
  10. neurypnology
  11. Neus

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