Embryology a band of neuroectodermal tissue on each side of the line of closure of the neural tube, which separates into clusters of cells that give rise to various components of the peripheral nervous system, the adrenal medulla, pigment cells of the skin, etc.
Origin
Late 19th century.
Definition of neural crest in US English:
neural crest
noun
Embryology a band of neuroectodermal tissue on each side of the line of closure of the neural tube, which separates into clusters of cells that give rise to various components of the peripheral nervous system, the adrenal medulla, pigment cells of the skin, etc.