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anlage

 
Dictionary: an·la·ge
also An·la·ge (än'') pronunciation
n., pl., -ges, -ges, or -gen, -gen (-gən).
  1. Biology. The initial clustering of embryonic cells from which a part or an organ develops; primordium.
  2. A genetic predisposition to a given trait or personality characteristic.
  3. A fundamental principle; the foundation for a future development.

[German, fundamental principle, from Middle High German anlāge, request : ane-, on (from Old High German ana-) + lāge, act of laying (from Old High German lāga).]


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(on′lägə)
n

The first cells in the embryo that form any distinct part or organ of the body.

Pl. anlagen [Ger.] primordium.

Wikipedia: Anlage
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Anlage is an English borrowed term of German origin (English: establishing/preparing something for development) that may refer to:

References

  1. ^ Ordway, Frederick I, III; Sharpe, Mitchell R (1979). The Rocket Team. Apogee Books Space Series 36. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. p. 95,99. ISBN 1894959000. 

 
 
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