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primordial
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primordial /pri·mor·di·al/ (pri-mor´de-al) primitive.
pri·mor·di·al (pr-môrd-l)
adj.
1. Being or happening first in sequence of time; primary; original.
2. Belonging to or characteristic of the earliest stage of development of an organism or part.
3. Relating to a primordium.
primordial
[prīmôr′dē·əl]
Etymology: L, primordium, origin
1 characteristic of the most undeveloped or earliest state, specifically those cells or tissues that are formed in the early stages of embryonic development.
2 first or original; primitive.
primordial [pri-mor´de-al]
original or primitive; of the simplest and most undeveloped character.
primordial
original or primitive; of the simplest and most undeveloped character.
primordial germ cell
cells which provide the origins of the spermatozoa and the ovum; they originate from the yolk sac endoderm and migrate to the developing gonad.
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