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proctodeum

[ prok-tuh-dee-uhm ]

noun

, Embryology.
, plural proc·to·de·a [prok-t, uh, -, dee, -, uh], proc·to·de·ums.
  1. 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 Words From

  • procto·deal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of proctodeum1

First recorded in 1875–80; from New Latin, from Greek prōkt- proct- ( def ) + New Latin -odeum, from Greek hodaîon, neuter of hodaîos “on one's journey or way”; -ode 2, -eum

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