neuromere

N1E1U1R1O1M3E1R1E1

noun

A morphologically or molecularly defined transient segment of the early developing brain.

Scrabble 11
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounneuromere (plural neuromeres)

plural neuromeres

  1. A morphologically or molecularly defined transient segment of the early developing brain.

    Certain genes or combinations of genes express products only in a particular zone. The anatomic extent of these protein products constitutes the domain of the neuromere.

    2004, Carstens M. H., “Neural tube programming and craniofacial cleft formation. I. The neuromeric organization of the head and neck”, in European journal of paediatric neurology, →DOI

Origin

From neuro- + -mere.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

neuromere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuromere

MLA

“neuromere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuromere. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neuromere,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuromere.

Source: neuromere on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.