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Synonyms for rudimentary

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Synonyms for rudimentary

of or treating the most basic aspects

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Synonyms for rudimentary

being or involving basic facts or principles

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being in the earliest stages of development

not fully developed in mature animals

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The eyes of moles and of some burrowing rodents are rudimentary in size, and in some cases are quite covered up by skin and fur.
In some other genera they are present, but in a rudimentary condition.
Darwin would call "rudimentary" sleeves; these had "edging" around them, but the bosom was ridiculously plain.
To the Editor: The unicornuate uterus arises from the anastomotic failure of the paired Mullerian ducts in which simultaneously either of them is underdeveloped or absent, termed the 'rudimentary horn'.
They lived in camps and rudimentary shelters till they found alternative accommodation.
The earlier days of anthropological queries concerning culture were rudimentary at best.
A unicornuate uterus with a rudimentary horn is an anomaly caused by defective fusion of the Mullerian duct, estimated to occur in one in 76,000 pregnancies.
The appalling terrorist assaults perpetrated by ISIS in Europe have led to significant changes in Europe's state of mind, prompting rudimentary initiatives to secure borders and increase counter-terror cooperation among EU states and even Israel.
Mr Toor's were rudimentary, wide-ranging serious Nursing Midwifery He was previously suspended from nursing by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), which regulates the profession, over his 'rudimentary failings.'.
Unicornuate uterus with communicating rudimentary horn belongs to class II A (ASRM/AFS).
A unicornuate uterus with a rudimentary horn is a rare Mullerian abnormality that may cause many gynaecological and obstetric complications.
Ee Decided by the State for the benefit of needy categories, this program aims to eradicate rudimentary dwellings and replace them with decent housing.
Background: An unruptured third trimester rudimentary horn pregnancy is rare, life threatening, and can go undetected until the onset of symptoms.
The dentition of eastern moles also is of interest because of the occurrence of rudimentary dentition or "spicules" that sometimes occur in the diastema of the mandible.
The men worked with rudimentary tools, forging this road largely by hand.