gut (redirected from preoral gut)

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

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.