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单词 primordium
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primordium

[ prahy-mawr-dee-uhm ]
/ praɪˈmɔr di əm /
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noun, plural pri·mor·di·a [prahy-mawr-dee-uh]. /praɪˈmɔr di ə/. Embryology.

the first recognizable, histologically differentiated stage in the development of an organ.

Origin of primordium

1665–75; <Latin prīmōrdium, in plural: beginnings, elementary stage, equivalent to prīm(us) first (see prime) + ōrd(īrī) to begin + -ium-ium; cf. exordium

Words nearby primordium

primogenitor, primogeniture, primordial, primordial ovarian follicle, primordial soup, primordium, primp, primrose, primrose family, primrose jasmine, primrose path
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Example sentences from the Web for primordium

  • According to the author, anlage may be variously rendered as rudiment, inception or primordium.

    The Popular Science Monthly, July, 1900|Various

British Dictionary definitions for primordium

primordium
/ (praɪˈmɔːdɪəm) /

noun plural -dia (-dɪə)

biology an organ or part in the earliest stage of development
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Medical definitions for primordium

primordium
[ prī-môrdē-əm ]

n. pl. pri•mor•di•a (-dē-ə)

An aggregation of cells in the embryo indicating the first trace of an organ or structure.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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