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Foregut

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The anterior part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, from the mouth to the duodenum, in humans and some other animals.
  2. 2
    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.

Etymology

From fore- + gut.

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