anlage
Embryology. an embryonic area capable of forming a structure: the primordium, germ, or bud.
Psychology. an inherited predisposition to certain traits or to a particular character development.
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How to use anlage in a sentence
Braus138 has proved this by transplanting the anlage of a foreleg to different parts of the body.
The Organism as a Whole | Jacques LoebRudiment, used here as a translation for the word anlage, which means the first plotting-out or beginning of a living structure.
The Biological Problem of To-day | Oscar HertwigAs this groove is followed caudad its ventral wall is seen to become much thickened, tg, to form the anlage of the thyroid gland.
Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator | Albert M. ReeseBy virtue of this difference the egg-substance is characterized as the anlage, or germ of the mature organism.
A Mechanico-Physiological Theory of Organic Evolution | Carl Von NgeliThe respiratory system is represented by the anlage of the lungs, a longitudinal protrusion of the ventral wall of the esophagus.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation | Austin O'Malley
British Dictionary definitions for anlage
/ (ˈænˌlɑːɡə) /
Origin of anlage
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