foregut (English, noun)
expansion: foregut (plural foreguts)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
biology
embryology
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: The anterior part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, from the mouth to the duodenum, in humans and some other animals.
topics: anatomy
biology
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: foreguts
tags: plural