foregut
nounEtymology
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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.
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
- neighboralimentary canal
- neighbordigestive tract
- neighborgut
- neighborgastrointestinal tract
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