spinal cord development
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. [ GOC:jid GOC:cls GOC:dph GOC:dgh http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000021 ]
Term info
biological_process
GO:0021510
Term relations
- animal organ development
- results in development of some spinal cord
- part of some central nervous system development