foregut
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English
Etymology
Noun
foregut (plural foreguts)
- (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.
- (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.