stomodeum

Variant of stomodaeum

stomodaeum definition

sto·mo·daeum or stomodeum sto′·mo·de′um (stō′mə dē′əm, stäm′ə-)

noun pl. stomodaea -·dae′a (-ə), stomodea -·de′a (-ə)

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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