The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
prochordal — Located cephalic to the notochord. SYN: prechordal. * * * pro·chor·dal (pro korґdəl) prechordal … Medical dictionary
prochordal — pro·chordal … English syllables
prochordal — (ˈ)prō+ adjective Etymology: pro (I) + chordal : anterior to the notochord … Useful english dictionary
prechordal plate — prochordal plate thickened endoderm, cephalad of the notochord, that combines with ectoderm to become the oropharyngeal membrane … Medical dictionary
plate — 1. [TA] In anatomy, a thin, relative flat, structure. SYN: lamina [TA]. 2. A metal bar perforated for screws applied to a fractured bone to maintain the ends in apposition. 3. The agar layer within a Petri dish or similar … Medical dictionary
prechordal — SYN: prochordal. * * * pre·chord·al .prē kȯrd əl adj situated anterior to the notochord * * * pre·chor·dal (pre korґdəl) situated cranial to the notochord; called also prochordal … Medical dictionary
membrane — 1. A thin sheet or layer of pliable tissue, serving as a covering or envelope of a part, as the lining of a cavity, as a partition or septum, or to connect two structures. SYN: membrana [TA]. 2. SYN: biomembrane. [L. membrana, a skin or m … Medical dictionary
