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neuroepithelium

Definition of neuroepithelium

noun

[mass noun] Anatomy
  • 1a type of epithelium containing sensory nerve endings and found in certain sense organs (e.g. the retina, the inner ear, the nasal membranes, and the taste buds).
  • 2(in embryology) ectoderm that develops into nerve tissue.

Derivatives

neuroepithelial

adjective

neuroepithelium in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of neuroepithelium in the US English dictionary