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Definition of "notochordal" [no•to•chor•dal]

  • Of or pertaining to the notochord (adjective)

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Use "notochordal" in a sentence
  • "Mr. Spencer [173] thinks it probable that the sturgeon has retained the notochordal (that is, the primitive, unsegmented) structure because it {172} is sluggish."
  • "Cartilaginous neural arches and spines, formed outside the notochordal sheath, enclose the spinal cord in an arcade."
  • "However our finding of the co-expression of vimentin and CK8 in small isolated clusters of the bovine nucleus pulposus cells indicates that a subpopulation of notochordal-like cells remains in the mature bovine disc."