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stomodeum

Term ID
UBERON:0000930
Synonyms
  • mouth pit
  • mouth primordium
  • oral ectoderm
  • oral pit
  • primitive oral cavity
  • stomatodeum
  • stomodaeum
  • stomodeal-hypophyseal primordium
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Definition
Anterior part of the embryonic digestive tract that develops into a mouth. The stomodeum includes as parts an invagination of the ectoderm and the stomodeal cavity. (3)
References
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Relationships
develops into
is part of
has parts
is a type of
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