Medical term:
proventriculi
proventriculus
(prō′vĕn-trĭk′yə-ləs)n. pl. proventricu·li (-lī′)
1. The division of the stomach in birds that secretes digestive enzymes and passes food from the crop to the gizzard.
2. A similar digestive chamber in certain insects and worms.
pro′ven·tric′u·lar (-lər) adj.
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