Hindgut
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hindgut is a noun meaning (biology, anatomy, embryology) The caudal part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, including the colon and the rectum, in humans and some other animals.
Meaning
(biology, anatomy, embryology) The caudal part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, including the colon and the rectum, in humans and some other animals.
More Meanings
- (biology, anatomy, medicine) The developed counterpart in the adult: the most distal part of the alimentary canal, which in humans is generally defined as comprising the distal third of the transverse colon, the splenic flexure, descending colon, sigmoid colon, and anorectal junction.
Word Forms
- hindguts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include foregut, intestine, proctodeum, mesogastrium, colorectum, rectum.
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