| Term Name: | liver primordium |
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| Synonyms: | embryological hepatic plate, hepatic plate, liver bud, liver endoderm, primordium of the liver |
| Definition: | A small endodermal thickening in the foregut adjacent to the transverse septum. Invaginates forming the hepatic diverticulum. |
| Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0003894] |