stomodea

Variant of stomodaeum

or stomodeum

noun pl. stomodaea , stomodea

the anterior portion of the digestive tract of an embryo, lined with ectoderm and including the mouth area

Origin: ModL < Gr stoma, mouth (see stoma) + hodios, on the way < hodos, way, road < IE *sed-, to go < base *sed-, sit

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