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proctodaeum Definition

proc·to·daeum (präk′tō dē′əm)

noun pl. -·dae′a-ə or -·dae′·ums

Zool. the end portion of the intestinal tract in many animals, formed in the embryo by a folding in of the body surface at the anus

Etymology: ModL < procto- + Gr hodaios, on the way < hodos, way: see -ode

proctodaeum Related Forms
proc′·to·dae′al adjective