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neural tube
n.
A dorsal tubular structure in the vertebrate embryo formed by longitudinal folding of the neural plate and differentiating into the brain and spinal cord.
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Universalium. 2010.
neuraltube
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neuraltube defect — neural tube defect n. Any of various congenital defects of the brain and spinal cord, such as spina bifida, resulting from incomplete closing of the neural tube in an embryo. * * * … Universalium
