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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.
n.
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.
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.