Midgut
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Midgut is a noun meaning (biology, anatomy, embryology) The central loop of the alimentary canal of an embryo between the foregut and the hindgut, in humans and some other animals.
Meaning
(biology, anatomy, embryology) The central loop of the alimentary canal of an embryo between the foregut and the hindgut, in humans and some other animals.
More Meanings
- (biology, anatomy, medicine) 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.
Word Forms
- midguts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include intestine, bowel, gut, volvulus, mesenteron, foregut.
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