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Definition of: notochord
(nō′tə·kôrd) noun Biol.
A cartilaginous, flexible rod of cells formed along the median line on the dorsal side of vertebrate embryos, in a situation afterwards occupied by the spinal column. It persists in the adult stage of certain primitive chordates, as lampreys and tunicates.
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