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neu⋅ru⋅la⋅tion

[noor-uh-ley-shuhn, nyoor-]
–noun
the formation of a neurula.

Origin:
1885–90; neurul(a) + -ation
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neu·ru·la·tion   (nŏŏr'ə-lā'shən, -yə-lā'-, nyŏŏr-')   
n.  The formation of the embryonic neural plate and its transformation into the neural tube.
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neurulation neu·ru·la·tion (n&oobreve;r'ə-lā'shən, -yə-lā'-, ny&oobreve;r'-)
n.
The formation of the embryonic neural plate and its transformation into the neural tube.

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