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deuterostomy

deuterostomy noun: a process in embryology where the mouth forms subsequent to the anus.

Noun

deuterostomy (uncountable)

  1. A process in embryology where the mouth forms subsequent to the anus.

Questions about deuterostomy

What does deuterostomy mean?
Deuterostomy means a process in embryology where the mouth forms subsequent to the anus.
What part of speech is deuterostomy?
Deuterostomy is a noun.

Words near deuterostomy in the dictionary

  1. deuterosomes
  2. deuterostome
  3. deuterostomes
  4. deuterostomian
  5. deuterostomians
  6. deuterostomy
  7. deuterothematic
  8. deuterotheme
  9. deuterothemes
  10. deuterotokous
  11. deuterotoky

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