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Main Entry: tail bud
Function: noun
: a knob of embryonic tissue not divided into germ layers that arises at the primitive knot and contributes to the formation of theposterior part of the vertebrate body called also end bud
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tail bud n.
The rapidly proliferating mass of cells at the caudal extremity of the embryo. Also called end bud.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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