English Explanatory Dictionary

primordium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An aggregation of cells that is the first stage in the development of an organ.
  2. A primordial, original condition or event.

Word forms

primordium primordia

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prīmōrdium.

Synonyms

anlage proton

Related words

exord exordium primordial
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