Term: stomodeum epithelium
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Name: stomodeum
Synonyms: oral ectoderm
Definition: Anterior part of the embryonic alimentary canal formed as an invagination of the ectoderm; the future mouth.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001290]
Name: epithelium
Synonyms:
Definition: Portion of tissue, that consists of one or more layers of epithelial cells connected to each other by cell junctions and which is underlain by a basal lamina.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001486]