neuroepithelium
noun
neu·ro·ep·i·the·li·um
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plural neuroepithelia\ -lē-ə
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Medical Definition of neuroepithelium
1
: the part of the embryonic ectoderm that gives rise to the nervous system
2
: the modified epithelium of an organ of special sense