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foreguts

foreguts is the plural of foregut.

Meaning of foregut

Noun

foregut (plural foreguts)

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

Questions about foreguts

What is foreguts the plural of?
Foreguts is the plural of foregut.

Words near foreguts in the dictionary

  1. foreguessed
  2. foreguesses
  3. foreguessing
  4. foreguide
  5. foregut
  6. foreguts
  7. forehall
  8. forehalls
  9. forehalsen
  10. forehammer
  11. forehammers

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