anlage
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An early part in an embryo that later becomes an organ
- noun
- /ˈæn.lɑːɡə/
- Specialized
:
anlage
- Researchers studied the anlage of the kidney to understand its growth process.
Examples
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The anlage of the heart forms during the early stages of embryonic development.
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During the first few weeks of pregnancy, the anlage of the brain begins to develop.
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Here is the anlage of the thing you fear.
Blog text (31) -
* Op. cit., Anlage 6. 21 Op. cit., p. 103.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
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5.4
Tissue in an embryo that develops into organs
is specifically the earliest organ or tissue stage acting as a growth foundation
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9.9
An early part of a plant or animal that grows into an organ
is the exact same stage but expressed with another technical term
How Developed
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word anlage comes from the German verb anlegen, made of an- 'on' and legen 'to lay', meaning 'to set up'. So an anlage is like the first 'laying down' in an embryo — the small foundation that will grow into a full organ.