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Foregut
Meaning
Noun
●
In Anatomy, Biology & Embryology:
The
anterior
part of the
alimentary canal
of an
embryo
, from the
mouth
to the
duodenum
, in
humans
and some other animals.
●
In Anatomy, Biology & Medicine:
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.
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