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neurula

noun neu·ru·la \ˈn(y)r-(y)ə-lə\
plural neu·ru·lae \-ˌlē\ or neu·ru·las

Medical Definition of NEURULA

:  an early vertebrate embryo which follows the gastrula and in which nervous tissue begins to differentiate and the basic pattern of the vertebrate begins to emerge
neu·ru·lar \-lər\ adjective
neu·ru·la·tion \ˌn(y)r-(y)ə-ˈlā-shən\ noun

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