English Explanatory Dictionary

foregut

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The anterior part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, from the mouth to the duodenum, in humans and some other animals.
  2. The developed counterpart in the adult: the proximal part of the alimentary canal, which in humans runs from the mouth to the first half of the duodenum, up to the ampulla of Vater.

Word forms

foregut foreguts

Etymology

From fore- + gut.

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