SYSTEMA DIGESTORIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does systema digestorium mean? 

• SYSTEMA DIGESTORIUM (noun)
  The noun SYSTEMA DIGESTORIUM has 1 sense:

1. the system that makes food absorbable into the body

  Familiarity information: SYSTEMA DIGESTORIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SYSTEMA DIGESTORIUM (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 ("systema digestorium" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "systema digestorium"):

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 ("systema digestorium" is a part of...):

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