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proctodaeum

/prok-tuh-dee-uhm/US // ˌprɒk təˈdi əm //

栉风沐雨,肛门科,肛门部,肛门

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural proc·to·dae·a [prok-tuh-dee-uh]. /ˌprɒk təˈdi ə/.

    • : proctodeum.

Examples

  • The third or outermost chamber, the proctodaeum, is closed externally by the sphincter ani; the orifice is quite circular.

  • Renal excretory caeca (Malpighian tubes) are developed from the proctodaeum (not from mesenteron as in scorpion and Amphipoda).

  • Renal caecal tubes (Malpighian tubes) open into the proctodaeum.