neurogenic placode

noun

An area of thickening of the epithelium in the embryonic head ectoderm layer that gives rise to neurons and other structures of the sensory nervous system.

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Meanings

nounneurogenic placode (plural neurogenic placodes)

plural neurogenic placodes

  1. embryologyAn area of thickening of the epithelium in the embryonic head ectoderm layer that gives rise to neurons and other structures of the sensory nervous system.
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