Meanings
nounneural tube (plural neural tubes)
plural neural tubes
- anatomyA hollow longitudinal dorsal tube formed in the folding and subsequent fusion of the opposite ectodermal folds in the embryo that gives rise to the brain and spinal cord.
Translations
Czech neurální trubice, nervová trubice
- neurální trubicehollow dorsal tube
- nervová trubicehollow dorsal tube
Finnish hermostoputki
- hermostoputkihollow dorsal tube
Irish néarfheadán
- néarfheadánhollow dorsal tube
Italian tubo neurale
- tubo neuralehollow dorsal tube
Spanish tubo neural
- tubo neuralhollow dorsal tube
Turkish nöral tüp
- nöral tüphollow dorsal tube
Cite this entry
APA
neural tube. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neural%20tube
MLA
“neural tube.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neural%20tube. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neural tube,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neural%20tube.
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