About The Word Notochord
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Notochord
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What's The Definition Of Notochord?
[n] a flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates
Synonyms | Synonyms for Notochord: Related Terms | Find terms related to Notochord: See Also | back | backbone | rachis | spinal column | spine | urochord | vertebral column Notochord In Webster's Dictionary \No"to*chord\, n. [Gr. ? the back + E. chord.] (Anat.)
An elastic cartilagelike rod which is developed beneath the
medullary groove in the vertebrate embryo, and constitutes
the primitive axial skeleton around which the centra of the
vertebr[ae] and the posterior part of the base of the skull
are developed; the chorda dorsalis. See Illust. of
{Ectoderm}.
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