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|Short definition=digestion - {{Pronunciation}} (dy-JES-chun) The process of breaking down food into substances that the body can use for energy, tissue growth, and repair 
|Short definition=digestive tract - {{Pronunciation}} (dy-JES-tiv tract) The organs through which food and liquids travel when swallowed, digested, absorbed, and exit the body as feces. These organs include the mouth, throat (pharynx), esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus. 
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digestive tract - {{Pronunciation}} (dy-JES-tiv SIS-tem) The organs that absorb food and fluids and break them down into substances that the body can use for energy, growth, and tissue repair. Waste products that the body cannot use leave the body through bowel movements. The digestive system includes the mouth, pharynx (pharynx), esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus. It also includes the salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas, which produce digestive juices and enzymes that help the body digest food and liquids. Also called the gastrointestinal system {{dictionary-stub}} [[Category:Dictionary of medicine]]
digestive tract - {{Pronunciation}} (dy-JES-tiv tract) The organs through which food and liquids travel when swallowed, digested, absorbed, and exit the body as feces. These organs include the mouth, throat (pharynx), esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus. The digestive tract is part of the digestive system. Also called digestive tract and gastrointestinal tract {{dictionary-stub}} [[Category:Dictionary of medicine]]

Latest revision as of 08:45, 11 January 2023

Digestive tract
TermDigestive tract
Short definitiondigestive tract - (pronounced) (dy-JES-tiv tract) The organs through which food and liquids travel when swallowed, digested, absorbed, and exit the body as feces. These organs include the mouth, throat (pharynx), esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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digestive tract - (pronounced) (dy-JES-tiv tract) The organs through which food and liquids travel when swallowed, digested, absorbed, and exit the body as feces. These organs include the mouth, throat (pharynx), esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus. The digestive tract is part of the digestive system. Also called digestive tract and gastrointestinal tract

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