Mesenteron

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mesenteron \Mes*en"te*ron\, n. [NL. See {Meso-}, and {Enteron}.]
     (Anat.)
     All that part of the alimentary canal which is developed from
     the primitive enteron and is lined with hypoblast. It is
     distinguished from the stomodaeum, a part at the anterior end
     of the canal, including the cavity of the mouth, and the


     proctodaeum, a part at the posterior end, which are formed by
     invagination and are lined with epiblast.
     [1913 Webster]