neuroectoderm

[ nur′ō-ĕk′tə-dûrm′ ]

n.

The region of embryonic ectoderm that develops into the brain and spinal cord as well as into the nervous tissue of the peripheral nervous system.

Other words from neuroectoderm

neu′ro•ec′to•der′mal adj.

Words nearby neuroectoderm

neurodepressive, neurodermatitis, neurodiversity, neurodynamic, neurodynia, neuroectoderm, neuroembryology, neuroencephalomyelopathy, neuroendocrine, neuroendocrinology, neuroepithelium