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Midgut — The midgut and hindgut. Latin mesenteron Carnegie stage … Wikipedia
Midgut — Mid gut , n. [Mid, a. + gut.] (Anat.) The middle part of the alimentary canal from the stomach, or entrance of the bile duct, to, or including, the large intestine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
midgut — [mid′gut΄] n. 1. the middle part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos 2. the endoderm lined portion of the digestive tract of arthropods … English World dictionary
midgut — See: mesenteron [Martin, 2005]. See: mesenteron [McLaughlin, 1980]. (Order Cladocera): Elongate section of digestive tract between esophagus and hindgut. Occasionally one may distinguish between a more expanded stomach region anteriorly and a… … Crustacea glossary
midgut — /ˈmɪdgʌt/ (say midgut) noun the middle part of the alimentary canal …
midgut cecum — (Order Amphipoda): One of several tubular outpocketings of digestive tract. According to position, one may distinguish: (1) two pairs of posteriorly directed lateral ceca (two dorsal and two ventral) arising at stomach/midgut border and extending … Crustacea glossary
midgut diverticulum — (Order Cladocera): Digestive cecum [Stachowitsch, 1992]. (Order Notostraca): Cecum [Stachowitsch, 1992]. (Order Anostraca): One of two short outpocketings of midgut. Located in head and opening into digestive tract posterior to esophagus/midgut… … Crustacea glossary
midgut glands — Paired glandular or storage organs of decapod crustaceans; digestive juices from midgut glands flow via tubules into the caudal (midgut) portion of the posterior chamber. Often called fat, liver, or tomally. (Syn. hepatopancreas or digestive… … Crustacea glossary
midgut loop — a U shaped loop of intestine that temporarily forms during the period of rapid elongation and rotation of the midgut in embryonic development. It projects into the proximal part of the umbilical cord, to which it is attached via the yolk stalk;… … Medical dictionary
midgut volvulus — volvulus neonatorum involving the entire part of the intestines derived from the midgut … Medical dictionary
midgut — noun Date: 1875 the middle part of an alimentary canal … New Collegiate Dictionary
