A long flexible rod of cells that provides the supporting axis of an organisms body
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
A stiff cartilaginous rod that supports the body and protects the dorsal nerve The evolutionary precursor of the vertebral column
Greek notos = back, and chorde = cord; hence, the primitive axial skeleton around which the vertebrae develop, parts persisting in the nuclei pulposi
A long, rod-shaped group of cells formed in the mesoderm during gastrulation of the early embryo The notochord defines the longitudinal axis of the body plan and induces formation of neural tissue in the overlying ectoderm
A rodlike cord of cells in lower chordates that forms the main lengthwise support structure of the body
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 vertebræ and the posterior part of the base of the skull are developed; the chorda dorsalis
A long, flexible rod which runs the length of the back in some kinds of animals (animals that belong to the phylum Chordata) In vertebrates, the notochord develops into part of the backbone
notochord
Silbentrennung
no·to·chord
Türkische aussprache
nōtıkôrd
Aussprache
/ˈnōtəˌkôrd/ /ˈnoʊtəˌkɔːrd/
Etymologie
[ 'nO-t&-"kord ] (noun.) 1848. Greek nOton, nOtos back + Latin chorda cord; more at CORD.