foregut

IPA/ˈfɔː.ɡʌt/
IPA/ˈfɔːr.ɡʌt/

foregut — noun

  • foregutsingular
  • foregutsplural

1. In a growing embryo, the upper section of the gut tube that later forms the thro

1.名詞C2
釋義

In a growing embryo, the upper section of the gut tube that later forms the throat, food pipe, stomach, and the first stretch of the intestine; it can also mean these same organs in a fully grown animal.

例句

In the chick embryo, the foregut folds inward to form the early stomach and throat.

the foregut develops into [organs] pattern

Samir labelled the foregut on his diagram of the developing human digestive system.

反義詞
  • hindgut

    the rear division of the embryonic gut, which forms the lower intestine

用法筆記

Usually appears with 'the' and in embryology or comparative-anatomy writing; pairs with 'midgut' and 'hindgut', which name the middle and rear divisions of the same embryonic gut.

常見錯誤

The foregut is the whole digestive system.
The foregut is only the front part that becomes the throat, food pipe, and stomach.
💡foregut names just one region, not the entire gut.