Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or having the character of a stomodæum. Also spelled
stomodæal .
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- adjective Of or pertaining to a
stomodeum
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Examples
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This membrane is devoid of mesoderm, being formed by the apposition of the stomodeal ectoderm with the fore-gut entoderm; at the end of the third week it disappears, and thus a communication is established between the mouth and the future pharynx.
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A canal, craniopharyngeal canal, is sometimes found extending from the anterior part of the fossa hypophyseos of the sphenoid bone to the under surface of the skull, and marks the original position of Rathkes pouch; while at the junction of the septum of the nose with the palate traces of the stomodeal end are occasionally present (Frazer).
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The posterior end of each pit is closed by an epithelial membrane, the bucco-nasal membrane, formed by the apposition of the nasal and stomodeal epithelium.
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E. Farge, "Mechanical induction of Twist in the Drosophila foregut/stomodeal primordium," Current Biology, 13: 1365-77, 2003. 5.
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