- proctodaeums
- n. stage in the development of the rectum (of a fetus)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
proctodaeum — [präk΄tō dē′əm] n. pl. proctodaea [präk΄tō dē′ə] or proctodaeums [ModL < PROCTO + Gr hodaios, on the way < hodos, way: see ODE1] Zool. the end portion of the intestinal tract in many animals, formed in the embryo by a folding in of the body … English World dictionary