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Hindgut
Meaning
Noun
●
In Anatomy, Biology & Embryology:
The
caudal
part of the
alimentary canal
of an
embryo
, including the
colon
and the
rectum
, in
humans
and some other animals.
●
In Anatomy, Biology & Medicine:
The developed
counterpart
in the
adult
: the most
distal
part of the
alimentary canal
, which in
humans
is
generally
defined
as
comprising
the
distal
third
of the
transverse colon
, the
splenic flexure
,
descending colon
,
sigmoid colon
, and
anorectal
junction.
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