digestive tract
An organ system in multicellular animals responsible for ingestion, digestion,…An organ system in multicellular animals responsible for ingestion, digestion, nutrient absorption, and elimination of waste.
» The mouth is part of an animal's digestive tract.
Meaning
1 sensesAn organ system in multicellular animals responsible for ingestion, digestion, nutrient absorption, and elimination of waste.
Verdauungstrakt
пищевари́тельный трактpiščevarítelʹnyj trakt, кише́чникkišéčnik
травни́й трактtravnýj trakt
- tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
Examples
5 sentencesThe mouth is part of an animal's digestive tract.
Millions of beneficial organisms live in the human digestive tract.
ruВ кишечном тракте человека живут миллионы полезных микроорганизмов. — caponych
deMillionen nützlicher Organismen leben im menschlichem Verdauungstrakt. — Manfredo
An endoscopy is used to examine a person's digestive tract.
deDie Endoskopie wird angewendet, um den Verdaungstrakt eines Menschen zu untersuchen. — al_ex_an_der
Your sphincter is the muscle at the end of your digestive tract.
According to Piomelli, when fatty foods are swallowed and hit the upper digestive tract, they trigger the production of endocannabinoids.
Translations
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Forms
plural: digestive tracts| Singular | digestive tract |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination:alimentary canalalimentary tractdigestive tubegastrointestinal tractGI tract