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PRIMORDIUM

\pɹɪmˈɔːdi͡əm], \pɹɪmˈɔːdi‍əm], \p_ɹ_ɪ_m_ˈɔː_d_iə_m]\

Definitions of PRIMORDIUM

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.

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an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Anlage, proton, a collection of cells in the impregnated ovum indicating the first trace of an organ or other structure.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

Original form; a structure when first indicating assumption of form; anlage.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

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