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noun
The caudal part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, including the colon and the rectum, in humans and some other animals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, biology, embryology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
the caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: internal organ, viscus
History
From hind + gut.
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