Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An inter mediate part of the intestine, extending from the pylorus to the cæcum, and including the small intestine with its annexes, as the liver and pancreas, also, in the fetus, the umbilical vesicle. It is commonly called the mid-gut.
- noun [capitalized] A genus of fossil fishes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) The fold of peritoneum connecting the stomach with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity; the mesogastrium.
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- noun anatomy The
fold ofperitoneum connecting thestomach with thedorsal wall of theabdominal cavity ; themesogastrium .
Etymologies
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New Latin, from Ancient Greek, meaning "middle belly".
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