(Anatomy) intestinal tract, digestive tract, alimentary tract, digestive system's tubular passage through which food passes wherein digestion occurs and from which wastes are eliminated (extending from the mouth to the anus and includes the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine)
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Gastrointestinal tract Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Noun
1. tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
(synonym) alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tube, digestive tract, GI tract
(hypernym) duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel
(hyponym) enteron
(part-holonym) digestive system, gastrointestinal system, systema alimentarium, systema digestorium
(part-meronym) stomach, tummy, tum, breadbasket
Gastrointestinal tract Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
The organ along which food travels from the mouth until the undigested remnants emerge as stools. Mixing and some digestion occur in the stomach where the environment is acidic; most digestion and absorption of nutrients occurs in the small intestine; the large intestine, principally the colon, contains very large numbers of micro-organisms capable of fermenting food components that have escaped digestion in the small intestine.GelA complex solid and liquid food system, interconnected to give a network of intermingled particles.
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The stomach and intestines.
A Service of the National Cancer Institute.The stomach and intestines.
the digestive system consisting of the mouth, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and anus.
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Gastrointestinal tract Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Digestion is the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into smaller components that are more easily absorbed into a blood stream, for instance. Digestion is a form of catabolism: a breakdown of large food molecules to smaller ones.
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The human gastrointestinal tract refers to the stomach and intestine, and sometimes to all the structures from the mouth to the anus. (The "digestive system" is a broader term that includes other structures, including the accessory organs of digestion).
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