Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neural crest

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: neu-ral crest
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A strip of ectodermal material in the early vertebrate embryo inserted between the prospective neural plate and the epidermis.

Example Sentences

"All of these features are under the control of a particular set of cells in the embryo called the neural crest, from which a particular part of the brain, the amygdala, derives."

Inflected Forms

neural crests (plural)

Phrases

neural crest syndrome

Questions

What does neural crest mean?: A strip of ectodermal material in the early vertebrate embryo inserted between the prospective neural plate and the epidermis.

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