germinal
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ger·mi·nal
(jûr'mə-nəl) 
adj.
adj.
- Of, relating to, or having the nature of a germ cell.
- 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.
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germinal
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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