foregut

[ fawr-guht, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌgʌt, ˈfoʊr- /

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noun

Zoology.

the first portion of the vertebrate alimentary canal, extending from the pharynx and esophagus to the end of the stomach or gizzard and, in some animals, the anterior duodenum, functioning in the ingestion, temporary storage, and partial digestion of food.
the first portion of the alimentary canal in arthropods and annelids, composed of ectodermal, chitin-lined tissue and usually comprising the pharynx, esophagus, crop, and gizzard.

Embryology. (in mammals) the upper part of the embryonic alimentary canal from which the pharynx, esophagus, lung, stomach, liver, pancreas, and part of the duodenum develop.

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Compare midgut, hindgut.

Origin of foregut

First recorded in 1885–90; fore- + gut

Words nearby foregut

forego, foregoing, foregone, foregone conclusion, foreground, foregut, forehand, forehanded, forehead, forehearth, forehock

How to use foregut in a sentence

The notochord (ch) is seen below the brain, and below this again the crescentic foregut (al).
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
The commencing heart (ht), formed at this stage of two distinct tubes, is attached to the ventral side of the foregut.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
Cleveland et al. isolated a bacterial organism from the foregut of the wood-feeding cockroach Panesthia angustipennis.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth
Hence when the stomach develops from the foregut, as a specialized segment of the same, it is supplied by vagus branches.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity|George. S. Huntington

British Dictionary definitions for foregut

foregut

/ (ˈfɔːˌɡʌt) /

noun

the anterior part of the digestive tract of vertebrates, between the buccal cavity and the bile duct

the anterior part of the digestive tract of arthropods