midgut

Anatomy, Biology, Embryology, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences The central loop of the alimentary canal of an embryo between the foregut and the hindgut, in humans and some other animals.

Anatomy, Biology, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences The developed counterpart in the adult: the intermediate part of the alimentary canal, which in humans runs from the second half of the duodenum through the proximal two-thirds of the transverse colon.