| Name: | prechordal plate | 
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| Definition: | Axial hypoblast located anterior to the chorda mesoderm; the polster is its most anterior region. | 
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000060] | 
| Name: | anatomical region | 
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| Definition: | A 3D region in space without well-defined compartmental boundaries; for example, the dorsal region of an ectoderm. | 
| Ontology: | Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000070] |