DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does digestive system mean? 

• DIGESTIVE SYSTEM (noun)
  The noun DIGESTIVE SYSTEM has 1 sense:

1. the system that makes food absorbable into the body

  Familiarity information: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIGESTIVE SYSTEM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The system that makes food absorbable into the body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

digestive system; gastrointestinal system; systema alimentarium; systema digestorium

Hypernyms ("digestive system" is a kind of...):

system (a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts)

Meronyms (parts of "digestive system"):

liver (large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes)

pancreas (a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin)

digestive fluid; digestive juice (secretions that aid digestion)

alimentary canal; alimentary tract; digestive tract; digestive tube; gastrointestinal tract; GI tract (tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination)

digestive gland (any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract)

salivary gland (any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion)

Holonyms ("digestive system" is a part of...):

body; organic structure (the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being))

 Context examples 

Surgery performed on the digestive system or its parts.

(Digestive System Surgery, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A form of nutrition that is delivered into the digestive system as a liquid.

(Enteral nutrition, NCI Dictionary)

Surgery performed on any part of the digestive system.

(Digestive System Surgery, NCI Thesaurus)

Your digestive system is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube.

(Digestive Diseases, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Parenteral nutrition does not use the digestive system.

(Parenteral nutrition, NCI Dictionary)

Probiotics can boost the diversity of gut bacteria, keeping the digestive system working efficiently.

(Supplements of 'Good Bacteria' Can Enhance Weight Loss in Dieters, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Fennel oil is commonly used to treat disorders of the digestive system.

(Fennel Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Clinical manifestation of the digestive system consisting of contraction of the muscle of the pharynx caused by stimulation of sensory receptors on the soft palate, by psychic stimuli, or systemically by drugs.

(Gagging, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A substance that is used to improve the health of the digestive system and bones and is being studied in the prevention of colon cancer.

(Oligofructose-enriched inulin, NCI Dictionary)

Palmarosa oil is used in treatments for the skin, nervous, and digestive systems.

(Palmarosa Oil, NCI Thesaurus)