MIDGUT

Etymology

Noun

midgut (plural midguts)

(anatomy) The central loop of the alimentary canal of an embryo between the foregut and the hindgut.

Source: Wiktionary


Mid"gut`, n. Etym: [Mid, a. + gut.] (Anat.)

Definition: The middle part of the alimentary canal from the stomach, or entrance of the bile duct, to, or including, the large intestine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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12 June 2025

RAREFACTION

(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”


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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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