stomodeum

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(stō′mə dē′əm, stom′ə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sto•mo•de•um  (stō′mə dē′əm, stom′ə-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -de•a (-dē′ə).USA pronunciation [Embryol.]
  1. Developmental Biologya depression in the ectoderm of the oral region of a young embryo, which develops into the mouth and oral cavity.
  • Greek stóm(a) stoma + hodaîon (neuter singular) on the way; akin to -ode2
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1875–80
sto′mo•de′al, adj. 

'stomodeum' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
stomodaeum

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