stomodeum

English

Alternative forms

• stomatodaeum, stomatodeum, stomodaeum, stomodæum

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