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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The caudal part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, including the colon and the rectum, in humans and some other animals.
2. 2
   the caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos wordnet
3. 3
   The developed counterpart in the adult: the most distal part of the alimentary canal, which in humans is generally defined as comprising the distal third of the transverse colon, the splenic flexure, descending colon, sigmoid colon, and anorectal junction.

Synonyms

All synonyms

abdomenanusappendixbowelsbraincolon

Etymology

From hind + gut.

Related phrases

alimentary canal

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