anlage
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an·la·ge
also An·la·ge (än'lä'gə) 
n., pl., -ges, -ges, or -gen, -gen (-gən).
n., pl., -ges, -ges, or -gen, -gen (-gən).
- Biology. The initial clustering of embryonic cells from which a part or an organ develops; primordium.
- A genetic predisposition to a given trait or personality characteristic.
- 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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or An·la·ge (än'lä-gə)
n., pl. -ges or an·la·gen (-gən).
n., pl. -ges or an·la·gen (-gən).
- The initial clustering of embryonic cells from which a part or an organ develops; primordium.
- A genetic predisposition to a given trait or personality characteristic.
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anlage
(on′lägə)
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The first cells in the embryo that form any distinct part or organ of the body.
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Anlage
Anlage is an English borrowed term of German origin (English: establishing/preparing something for development) that may refer to:
- Anlage, a German surname that spread to Ireland and then the Americas.
- Anlage Süd, a headquarters facility of the German Third Reich located in Strzyżów, Poland.
- Primordium, the initial clustering of embryonic cells from which a body part develops.
- Allele, a specific version of a gene, as used by Gregor Mendel.
- Temperament, the predisposition personality type in psychology.
- Hadron Elektron Ring Anlage (HERA), a particle accelerator in Hamburg, Germany
- Prüffeld-Anlage Raderach, a WWII liquid oxygen plant (900 tons/month), code named "Porcelain Factory" and located at the hamlet of Raderach near Friedrichshafen, for V-2 rocket testing.
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