See Also: Stomodaeum(medicine)
stomodaeum(dictionary)

stomodaeum (iou)



stomodaeum noun. Also stomodeum. L19.
[mod. Latin, irreg. from Greek stoma mouth + hodaios that is in or on the road.]
Embryology & Zoology. The anterior portion of the gut immediately inside the mouth, which is lined with ectodermal rather than endodermal cells; the foregut. Cf. PROCTODAEUM.
stomodaeal adjective of or pertaining to a stomodaeum L19.