midgut

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6

Definition of midgut

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The central loop of the alimentary canal of an embryo between the foregut and the hindgut, in humans and some other animals.
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noun

  1. The central loop of the alimentary canal of an embryo between the foregut and the hindgut, in humans and some other animals.
  2. The developed counterpart in the adult: the intermediate part of the alimentary canal, which in humans runs from the second half of the duodenum through the proximal two-thirds of the transverse colon.

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Etymology

From mid- + gut.

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