proventriculus

proventriculus
pro·ven·tric·u·lus .prō-ven-'trik-yə-ləs n, pl -li -.lī, -.lē the glandular or true stomach of a bird that is situated between the crop and gizzard

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pro·ven·tric·u·lus (pro″vən-trikґu-ləs) [pro- + ventriculus] 1. the glandular first portion of the stomach of birds, in which food from the crop is mixed with peptic enzymes and passed to the gizzard. 2. the portion of the foregut in certain invertebrates, e.g., some insects, which may function as a gizzard or as a valve into the stomach.

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