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hindgut

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
hindgut
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The caudal part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, including the colon and the rectum, in humans and some other animals.

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.

Etymology

From hind + gut.

Inflected Forms

hindguts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

foregut midgut

Questions

What does hindgut mean?
The caudal part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, including the colon and the rectum, in humans and some other animals.
Where does hindgut come from?
From hind + gut.

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