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Definition of neuroectodermal in English:

neuroectodermal

(also neurectodermal)

Pronunciation /ˌnjʊərəʊˌɛktə(ʊ)ˈdəːml/

adjective

Embryology

  • Of, relating to, or derived from neuroectoderm. Also: designating the demarcation between the ectoderm and neural plate or tube in the early embryo.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in Quarterly Review of Biology. From neuro- + ectodermal, after neuroectoderm.