stomodeum

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “likeness”) + -um.

Noun

stomodeum (plural stomodea)

  1. (anatomy) A depression on the ectoderm of a developing embryo that becomes the mouth
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