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Proventriculus

Medical Definition: A thin-walled, glandular stomach found in birds. It precedes the gizzard.
Guide Notes: avian only; non-avian: use DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; dis: coord IM with STOMACH DISEASES /vet (IM); neopl: coord IM with STOMACH NEOPLASMS /vet (IM) + histol type (IM)
Previously Indexed: Birds (1966-1967),Poultry (1966-1967),Stomach (1966-1967)

Proventriculus Medical Definitions and Terms

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