digestive system

noun

digestive system

noun
1

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences A system of organs for the purpose of digesting food.

  • All the food that you eat goes through your digestive system and is digested.
Synonyms
digestive system, digestive tract, gastrointestinal tract
Hypernyms
organ system
Meronyms
esophagus, stomach, duodenum, intestine, bowel, colon, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus

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