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Midgut

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Noun
  1. 1
    The central loop of the alimentary canal of an embryo between the foregut and the hindgut, in humans and some other animals.
  2. 2
    The developed counterpart in the adult: the intermediate part of the alimentary canal, which in humans runs from the second half of the duodenum through the proximal two-thirds of the transverse colon.

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From mid- + gut.

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