midgut

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noun

The central loop of the alimentary canal of an embryo between the foregut and the hindgut, in humans and some other animals.

OriginEnglish gut ← Middle English mid ← Old English midd →
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Meanings

nounmidgut (plural midguts)

plural midguts

  1. anatomyThe central loop of the alimentary canal of an embryo between the foregut and the hindgut, in humans and some other animals.
  2. anatomyThe developed counterpart in the adult: the intermediate part of the alimentary canal, which in humans runs from the second half of the duodenum through the proximal two-thirds of the transverse colon.

Synonyms & antonyms

Broader
alimentary canaldigestive tractgutgastrointestinal tract

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Englishgut
  12. Englishmidgut

From mid- + gut.

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APA

midgut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midgut

MLA

“midgut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midgut. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midgut,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midgut.

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