Definition of Anlage

1. Noun. An organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development.

Exact synonyms: Primordium
Generic synonyms: Organ

Definition of Anlage

1. the initial cell structure from which an embryonic organ develops [n -GEN or -GES]

Medical Definition of Anlage

1. Synonym: primordium. 2. In psychoanalysis, genetic predisposition to a given trait or personality characteristic. Origin: Ger. Plan, outline (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anlage

ankylosed tooth
ankyloses
ankylosing
ankylosing hyperostosis
ankylosing spondylitis
ankylosis
ankylostomiases
ankylostomiasis
ankylotic
ankyrin
ankyrin repeat
ankyrins
ankyroid
anlace
anlaces
anlage (current term)
anlagen
anlages
anlas
anlases
anlaut
ann
anna
annabergite
annal
annalise
annalised
annalises
annalist
annalistic

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