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Answer for the clue "An organ in its earliest stage of development ", 10 letters:
primordium

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n. (context anatomy English) An aggregation of cells that is the first stage in the development of an organ

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A primordium (; plural: primordia ) in embryology , is defined as an organ or tissue in its earliest recognizable stage of development. Cells of the primordium are called primordial cells . A primordium is the simplest set of cells capable of triggering ...

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n. an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development [syn: anlage ] [also: primordia (pl)]