Term Name: spinal cord development
Synonyms:
Definition: The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the spinal cord over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The spinal cord primarily conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses between the brain and the peripheral nervous tissues.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0021510]   QuickGO   AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: central nervous system development
has parts: cell differentiation in spinal cord central canal development dorsal spinal cord development spinal cord patterning spinal cord ventral commissure morphogenesis ventral spinal cord development
is a type of: animal organ development