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primordial

[pri-mor´de-al]

original or primitive; of the simplest and most undeveloped character.

pri·mor·di·al

(prī-mōr'dē-ăl),

1. Relating to a primordium.

2. Relating to a structure in its first or earliest stage of development. Synonym(s): primal (2)

primordial

/pri·mor·di·al/ (pri-mor´de-al) primitive.

primordial

(prī-môr′dē-əl)

adj.

1. Being or happening first in sequence of time; original.

2. Primary or fundamental: play a primordial role.

3. Biology Belonging to or characteristic of the earliest stage of development of an organism or a part: primordial cells.

A basic principle.

pri·mor′di·al·ly adv.

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.

pri·mor·di·al

(prī-mōr'dē-ăl)

1. Relating to a primordium.

2. Relating to a structure in its first or earliest stage of development.
Synonym(s): primal (2) , primitive.

primordial

original; existing from the beginning.

pri·mor·di·al

(prī-mōr'dē-ăl)

1. Relating to a primordium.

2. Relating to a structure in its first or earliest stage of development.

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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The follicles were classified as primordial if the oocyte was surrounded by a single layer of squamous cells while primary follicle had a single layer of cuboidal cells.

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The result of the equation was then multiplied by the total volume of the ovary to obtain the total number of the primordial follicles.

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Their research showed that primordial follicles are highly stable, and that germ-line stem cell activity cannot be detected, even in response to the death of half the existing follicles.

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As Amos Megged rightly states, the primordial titles that originated in the indigenous communities of this rich agricultural valley are important repositories of local memory.

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Consider the primordial phases of internal medicine and surgery, which now are regarded as archaic (even dangerous) but a necessary step in the evolution of modern surgery or internal medicine.