digestive tractnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/daɪˈdʒes.tɪv ˌtrækt/us/daɪˈdʒes.tɪv ˌtrækt/specializedthe tube-like passage from the mouth, through the stomach and to the anus, through which food travels during digestion
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alimentary canal
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The digestive system
- anus
- asshole
- bowel
- cecum
- chyme
- colonic
- colorectal
- digestive system
- gastrointestinal
- ileum
- innards
- ng
- oesophageal
- oesophagus
- omental
- omentum
- sigmoid
- tummy
- ureter
- urogenital
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Examples from literature
- Again, this rest allowed the digestive tract to heal and the pain went away.
- In some cases though motions occur freely, food ingested is retained too long in the digestive tract.
- Myriads perish in the digestive tract of man and other animals.
- The most industrious digestive tract apparently can not digest that.
- Underweight individuals sometimes have to train their digestive tracts for some of the foods they need.