neuromere

Etymology

From neuro- + -mere.

neuromere means A morphologically or molecularly defined transient segment of the early developing brain. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

A morphologically or molecularly defined transient segment of the early developing brain.“Certain genes or combinations of genes express products only in a particular zone. The anatomic extent of these protein products constitutes the domain of the neuromere.”