"foregut" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foreguts [plural]
Etymology: fore- + gut Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|gut}} fore- + gut Head templates: {{en-noun}} foregut (plural foreguts)
  1. (biology, anatomy, embryology) The anterior part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, from the mouth to the duodenum, in humans and some other animals. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Biology, Embryology
    Sense id: en-foregut-en-noun-TpL8MCcx Topics: anatomy, biology, embryology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  2. (biology, anatomy, medicine) 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. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Biology, Medicine
    Sense id: en-foregut-en-noun-bOKhObR~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 38 62 Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: alimentary canal, digestive tract, gut, gastrointestinal tract Coordinate_terms: midgut, hindgut

Inflected forms

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