尾芽

wěiyá
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 tail bud (embryology)
  2. 2 caudal bud

Examples

Wěiyá shì jǐzhuī dòngwù pēitāi fāyù zhōng xíngchéng qūgàn hòuduàn de jiégòu.
The tail bud is the embryonic structure that forms the posterior trunk in vertebrate development.
Yánjiū rényuán guānchále bānmǎyú wěiyá zhōng shénjīng zhōngpēicéng qiántǐ de fēnhuà.
The researchers observed the differentiation of neuromesodermal progenitors in the zebrafish tail bud.

Tips

usage
Developmental biology term. Parse as (tail) + (bud/sprout) — the embryonic outgrowth that elongates the body axis posteriorly.

Stroke Order

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