proctodeum

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1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπρωκτός“rectum”
2. English todayproctodeum

From Ancient Greek πρωκτός (prōktós, “rectum”) + a latinized and nominalized form of Ancient Greek ὁδαῖος (hodaîos, “on the way”). Compare stomodeum, urodeum, coprodeum, and phallodeum.

Words from the same roots