metagaster

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

meta- +‎ gaster

Noun[edit]

metagaster (plural not attested)

  1. (anatomy, archaic) The secondary and permanent intestinal canal in the embryo, derived from the protogaster.

References[edit]

  • American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1919).