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单词 hindgut
释义

hindgut

[ hahynd-guht ]
/ ˈhaɪndˌgʌt /

noun

Zoology.
  1. the last portion of the vertebrate alimentary canal, between the cecum and the anus, involved mainly with water resorption and with the storage and elimination of food residue; the large intestine.
  2. the posterior colon of arthropods, composed of ectodermal, chitin-lined tissue.
Embryology, Zoology. the posterior part of the embryonic alimentary canal from which the colon and rectum develop.
Compare foregut, midgut.

Origin of hindgut

First recorded in 1875–80; hind1 + gut

Words nearby hindgut

Hindemith, Hindenburg, Hindenburg line, hinder, Hindfell, hindgut, Hindi, hindmost, Hindoo, Hindoostani, hindquarter
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British Dictionary definitions for hindgut

hindgut
/ (ˈhaɪndˌɡʌt) /

noun

the part of the vertebrate digestive tract comprising the colon and rectum
the posterior part of the digestive tract of arthropods
See also foregut, midgut
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for hindgut

hindgut
[ hīndgŭt′ ]

n.

The large intestine, rectum, and anal canal.
The caudal or terminal part of the embryonic gut.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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