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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).]


or An·la·ge (än'lä-gə)
n., pl. -ges or an·la·gen (-gən).
  1. 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.

Pl. anlagen [Ger.] primordium.

(on′lägə)
n

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

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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