notochord

Meaning

  1. A flexible rodlike structure that forms the main support of the body in the lowest chordates; a primitive spine.
  2. A similar structure found in the embryos of vertebrates from which the spine develops.

Synonyms

rudimentary spinal chord

dorsal chord

Translations

notocordi

Achsenstab

Notochord

Notochorda

Corda dorsal

Rückensaite

Chorda

Chorda dorsalis

Etymology

From noto- + chord.

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