neurulation

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

neuralation neuroembryology neuritogenesis neurodevelopment neuronogenesis neurovascularization neuranagenesis neuroneogenesis neuroepithelium nervuration

Often followed by

in and is defects movements the process are begins

Word family

neurula neurulae neurulas neurulations