foregut

noun

Etymology

From fore- + gut.

  1. inherited from gutten
  2. derived from *ǵʰewd- — “to pour
  3. derived from *gut-
  4. inherited from gutt
  5. inherited from gut
  6. prefixed as foregut — “fore + gut

Definitions

  1. The anterior part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, from the mouth to the duodenum,…

    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 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for foregut. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA