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rudiment
noun
the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life
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ˈɹuːdɪmənt
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noun
the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life
“Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac”
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Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac