Usually means: Central nervous system precursor structure.
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  1. nerve cord: Merriam-Webster
  2. nerve cord: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
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  4. nerve cord: Wiktionary
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  1. nerve cord: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

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▸ noun:  (anatomy) A dorsal tubular cord of nervous tissue above the notochord of a chordate.

Similar:
neurochord, neurocord, ventral nerve cord, spinal cord, spinal chord, neural plate, nerve fiber, nerve fibre, chordoma, nerve trunk, more...

Phrases:
ventral nerve cord, Dorsal nerve cord, more...

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Similar:
neurochord, neurocord, ventral nerve cord, spinal cord, spinal chord, neural plate, nerve fiber, nerve fibre, chordoma, nerve trunk, more...

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ventral nerve cord, Dorsal nerve cord, more...



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