Midgut

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• Midgut — The midgut and hindgut. Latin mesenteron Carnegie stage …   Wikipedia

• midgut — [mid′gut΄] n. 1. the middle part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos 2. the endoderm lined portion of the digestive tract of arthropods …   English World dictionary

• midgut — See: mesenteron [Martin, 2005]. See: mesenteron [McLaughlin, 1980]. (Order Cladocera): Elongate section of digestive tract between esophagus and hindgut. Occasionally one may distinguish between a more expanded stomach region anteriorly and a… …   Crustacea glossary

• midgut — /ˈmɪdgʌt/ (say midgut) noun the middle part of the alimentary canal …   Australian English dictionary

• midgut — noun Date: 1875 the middle part of an alimentary canal …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• midgut — n. [A.S. middel, middle; gut] The mesenteron; the middle portion of the alimentary tract …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• midgut — /mid gut /, n. 1. Zool. a. the middle portion of the vertebrate alimentary canal, posterior to the stomach or gizzard and extending to the cecum, functioning in the digestion and absorption of food; the small intestine. b. the anterior portion of …   Universalium

• midgut — noun The central loop of the alimentary canal of an embryo between the foregut and the hindgut …   Wiktionary

• midgut — 1. The central portion of the digestive tube; the distal duodenum, small intestine, and proximal colon. 2. The portion of the embryonic gut tract between the foregut and th …   Medical dictionary

• midgut — n. middle intestines, mesenteron (Anatomy); embryonic middle intestines (Embryology) …   English contemporary dictionary