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gut (gut)

1. intestine.

2. the primordial digestive tube, consisting of the fore-, mid-, and hindgut.

3. surgical g.

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blind gut  cecum.

chromic gut , chromicized gut surgical gut treated with a chromic salt to increase its resistance to absorption in tissues.

postanal gut  a temporary extension of the embryonic gut caudal to the cloaca.

preoral gut  Seessel's pouch.

primordial gut  archenteron.

surgical gut  catgut; an absorbable sterile strand made from collagen of a mammal; used in absorbable sutures.

tail gut  postanal g.

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gut (gt)

n.

1. The alimentary canal or a portion thereof, especially the intestine or stomach.

2. The embryonic digestive tube, consisting of the foregut, the midgut, and the hindgut.

3. guts The bowels; entrails; viscera.

4. A thin, tough cord made from the intestines of animals, usually sheep, used as suture material in surgery.

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gut

Etymology: AS, guttas

1 intestine.

2 

Usage notes: informal.

digestive tract.

3 suture material manufactured from the intestines of sheep.

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gut [gut]

1. intestine.

2. the primordial digestive tube, consisting of the foregut, midgut, and hindgut.

3. surgical gut.

chromic gut (chromicized gut) surgical gut treated with a chromic salt to increase its resistance to absorption in tissues.

surgical gut an absorbable sterile strand prepared from collagen derived from healthy mammals, used for absorbable sutures. It was originally prepared from the submucous layer of the intestines of sheep. Called also catgut.

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gut

1. the bowel or intestine.

2. the primitive digestive tube, consisting of the fore-, mid- and hindgut.

3. catgut.

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gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT)

see gut-associated lymphoid tissue.

gut edema

see edema disease.

gut sweetbread

see pancreas.

gut-tie

see pelvic hernia.