Notochord Definition

nōtə-kôrd
noun
An elongated, rod-shaped structure composed of cells, forming the primitive supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lying between the digestive tract and the central nervous system.
Webster's New World
A similar structure in the embryonic stages of higher vertebrates, which later is surrounded and replaced by the vertebral column.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Notochord

Noun

Singular:
notochord
Plural:
notochords

Origin of Notochord

  • Greek nōton back chord

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Notochord Sentence Examples

  • As already stated, the notochord extends beyond the mouth to the tip of the rostrum.

  • Immediately above the notochord there lies another FIG.

  • They are the only pelagic forms that have a notochord and they retain it throughout their lives.

  • In Asymmetron the caudal region is remarkable for the curious elongation of the notochord, which is produced far beyond the last of the myotomes.

  • First, its dorsal wall (which is grooved to form the hyperpharyngeal groove) is closely adherent to the sheath of the notochord; and secondly, the pharynx is attached through the intermediation of the primary bars.

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Words Starting With

NNONOT

Words Ending With

DRDORD

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Words Starting With N and Ending With D

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With N9 Letter Words Ending With D