PROCTODEUM Definition & Meaning

proctodeum

[ prok-tuh-dee-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Embryology.

plural proctodea proctodeums.

a depression in the ectoderm of the anal region of a young embryo, which develops into part of the anal canal.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

��ǳ�t��·��a�� adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of proctodeum¹

First recorded in 1875–80; from New Latin, from Greek ��ō��- proct- ( def ) + New Latin -odeum, from Greek ��ǻ岹î�ǲ�, neuter of ��ǻ岹î�ǲ� “on one's journey or way”; -ode ², -eum

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