midgut (English, noun)
expansion: midgut (plural midguts)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
biology
embryology
medicine
natural-sciences
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glosses: The central loop of the alimentary canal of an embryo between the foregut and the hindgut, in humans and some other animals.
topics: anatomy
biology
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: midguts
tags: plural