germinal

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(jûr'mə-nəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or having the nature of a germ cell.
  2. Of, relating to, or occurring in the earliest stage of development: was active in the germinal stages of the space program.

[French, from Latin germen, germin-, sprout,bud.]

germinally ger'mi·nal·ly adv.

(jûr'mə-nəl)
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or having the nature of a germ cell.
  2. Of, relating to, or occurring in the earliest stage of development of an embryo or organism.

Pertaining to or of the nature of a germ cell or the primitive stage of development.

  • g. crescent — the region of development of primary germ cells in the avian embryo.
  • g. inclusion cyst — see ovarian serous inclusion cyst.

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