Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In anatomy, a supposed opening on the surface of a serous membrane, regarded as the mouth of one of the absorbents or lymphatic vessels which begin in such membranes.
- noun In zoology: Same as
pseudostome , 2. - noun [capitalized] The name-giving genus of Pseudostomidæ: synonymous with Geomys. Also called Diplostoma, Saccophorus, and Ascomys.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) A group of cells resembling a stoma, but without any true aperture among them.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy A group of
cells resembling astoma , but without any trueaperture among them.
Etymologies
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pseudo- + stoma
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The kinds _pseudostoma_ and _diplostoma_ of American naturalists.
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