stomodeum

English

Alternative forms

• stomatodaeum, stomatodeum, stomodaeum, stomodæum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”) + a latinized and nominalized form of Ancient Greek ὁδαῖος (hodaîos, “on the way”). Compare proctodeum, urodeum, coprodeum, and phallodeum.

Noun

stomodeum (plural stomodea or (uncommon) stomodeums)

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