Main Entry: neu·ru·la

Pronunciation: \ˈnu̇r-ə-lə, ˈnyu̇r-, -yə-lə\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural neu·ru·lae \-ˌlē\ or neu·ru·las

Etymology: New Latin, from neur- + Latin -ula -ule

Date: circa 1890

: an early vertebrate embryo which follows the gastrula and in which nervous tissue begins to differentiate and the basic pattern of the vertebrate begins to emerge

— neu·ru·la·tion \ˌnu̇r-ə-ˈlā-shən, ˌnyu̇r-, -yə-\ noun