midgut

noun 2

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noun

1

The central loop of the alimentary canal of an embryo between the foregut and the hindgut, in humans and some other animals.

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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