(in an embryo) a hollow structure from which the brain and spinal cord form. Defects in its development can result in congenital abnormalities such as spina bifida.
〔动，医〕（胚胎中的）神经管
Example sentencesExamples
This structure, called the neural tube, forms by the 28th day after conception.
Folic acid works, but it only works if taken before and during the first few weeks of pregnancy, when the neural tube is developing into the brain and spinal cord.
If all women of childbearing age consumed folic acid daily, the number of pregnancies affected by neural tube defects would decrease by one half.
A baby's brain and spinal cord are formed from the neural tube very early in pregnancy.
While the notochord and somites are developing, the neural plate ectoderm above them begins to develop into the neural tube and the embryo is then called a neurula.
Definition of neural tube in US English:
neural tube
noun
Medicine Zoology
(in an embryo) a hollow structure from which the brain and spinal cord form. Defects in its development can result in congenital abnormalities such as spina bifida.
〔动，医〕（胚胎中的）神经管
Example sentencesExamples
If all women of childbearing age consumed folic acid daily, the number of pregnancies affected by neural tube defects would decrease by one half.
A baby's brain and spinal cord are formed from the neural tube very early in pregnancy.
While the notochord and somites are developing, the neural plate ectoderm above them begins to develop into the neural tube and the embryo is then called a neurula.
Folic acid works, but it only works if taken before and during the first few weeks of pregnancy, when the neural tube is developing into the brain and spinal cord.
This structure, called the neural tube, forms by the 28th day after conception.