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1. SYN: intestine. 2. Embryonic digestive tube. 3. Abbreviated term for catgut. SEE ALSO: suture. [A.S.]

- blind g. SYN: cecum (1).

- postanal g. an extension of the hindgut caudal to the point at which the anal opening is formed. SYN: postcloacal g., tailgut.

- postcloacal g. SYN: postanal g..

- preoral g. SYN: Seessel pocket.

- primitive g. a flat sheet of intraembryonic endoderm that will change into a tubular g. due to the folding of embryonic body—head, tail and lateral body folds. SYN: archenteron, celenteron, endodermal canal, subgerminal cavity.

gut 'gət n

1 a) alimentary canal also part of the alimentary canal and esp. the intestine or stomach <the mix of bacteria making up the flora of the \gut (W. E. Leary)>

b) ABDOMEN (1a), BELLY usu. used in pl. not often in formal use <his huge \gut hung far below his belt (L. M. Uris)>

2) CATGUT

gut vt, gut·ted; gut·ting to take out the bowels of: EVISCERATE

1. see intestine.

2. see catgut.