neural tube
noun
: the hollow longitudinal dorsal tube formed by infolding and subsequent fusion of the opposite ectodermal folds in the vertebrate embryo that gives rise to the brain and spinal cord
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When the neural tube does not fully close, the backbone protecting the spinal cord doesn’t close and form either.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Folic acid is also used to fortify flour and grain products, to help prevent neural tube defects like spina bifida in the womb.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
For one, a high fever during early pregnancy has in some cases been linked to potential complications for the fetus, including neural tube defects and other adverse outcomes.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2025
There’s also some evidence suggesting that fevers are associated with neural tube defects, which impact a fetus’s brain, spine or spinal cord during the first month of pregnancy, Gabard-Durnam said.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Folic acid is also used to fortify flour and grain products, to help prevent neural tube defects like spina bifida in the womb.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
For one, a high fever during early pregnancy has in some cases been linked to potential complications for the fetus, including neural tube defects and other adverse outcomes.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2025
There’s also some evidence suggesting that fevers are associated with neural tube defects, which impact a fetus’s brain, spine or spinal cord during the first month of pregnancy, Gabard-Durnam said.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Neural tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural%20tube. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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