suǒ

technical
noun

Meaning of 脊索

脊索 means notochord; a flexible rod-like structure of mesodermal cells. Pronounced jǐ suǒ.

  • notochord; a flexible rod-like structure of mesodermal cells

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suǒ
shì
suǒ
dòng
mén
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xiǎn
zhù
de
zhēng
zhī
 

The notochord is one of the most distinctive features of the phylum Chordata.

Zài
pēi
tāi
guò
chéng
zhōng
 
suǒ
huì
yòu
dǎo
shén
jīng
guǎn
děng
jié
gòu
de
xíng
chéng
 

During embryonic development, the notochord induces the formation of structures like the neural tube.

Wén
chāng
děng
děng
dòng
de
suǒ
zhōng
shēng
bǎo
chí
biàn
 

The notochord remains unchanged throughout life in lower animals like the lancelet.

Gāo
děng
dòng
de
zhù
shì
yóu
pēi
tāi
shí
de
suǒ
biàn
huà
ér
chéng
de
 

The vertebral column of higher animals is formed from changes to the embryonic notochord.

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