preoral


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pre·o·ral

 (prē-ôr′əl)
adj.
Situated in front of the mouth.
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preoral

(priːˈɔːrəl)
adj
(Zoology) situated in front of the mouth
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After cleavage and gastrulation, a large lobe (the preoral lobe) forms at the anterior end, and the embryo undergoes extensive morphogenetic movements to set up the vitellaria body plan.
The earliest actively swimming trochophore appeared from 12.5 hpf and had a large preoral lobe destined to develop into the velum (Fig.
La faringe es un tubo delgado con multiples traqueas, que se encuentra entre la cavidad preoral y el esofago (Fig.
Mouth broad, strongly arched, upper jaw originating below middle of the eye, width 1.3 (1.1-1.2) times into preoral length.
The preoral cavity of lower Hymenoptera (Insecta): comparative anatomy and phylogenetic significance.
A scorpion exuvium may include the booklung lamellae, preoral tube, and other internal features and there may be little distortion of delicate hairs, bristles, and setae (Gaban & Farley 2002).
RHUD has by far the most complete treatment of pre-: a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, where it meant "before" (preclude; prevent); applied freely as a prefix, with the meanings "prior to," "in advance of," "early," "beforehand," "before," "in front of," and with other figurative meanings (preschool; prewar; prepay: preoral; prefrontal).
- Brisaster larvae have four pairs of arms: postoral and posterodorsal arms arising from the posterior body, and anterolateral and preoral arms arising from the anterior portion of the oral hood.
Eisler's assertion "that sleep [is] a regressive phenomenon, a return to hypothetical preoral or apnoeic stage, such as might be imagined for the unborn child" (419).