Definition of neural crest
:the ridge of one of the folds forming the neural tube that gives rise to the spinal ganglia and various structures of the autonomic nervous system
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First Known Use of neural crest
1882
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neural crest
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medical Definition of neural crest
:the ridge of one of the folds forming the neural tube that gives rise to the spinal ganglia and various structures of the autonomic nervous system — called also
neural ridge; compare neural plate
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