UNDIGESTED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does undigested mean? 

• UNDIGESTED (adjective)
  The adjective UNDIGESTED has 2 senses:

1. not thought over and arranged systematically in the mind; not absorbed or assimilated mentally

2. not digested

  Familiarity information: UNDIGESTED used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNDIGESTED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not thought over and arranged systematically in the mind; not absorbed or assimilated mentally

Context example:

an undigested mass of facts gathered at random

Similar:

ununderstood (not understood)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Not digested

Context example:

undigested food

Similar:

indigestible (digested with difficulty)

 Context examples 

It consists of undigested food, intestinal mucus, epithelial cells, and bacteria.

(Feces, NCI Thesaurus)

Gas in the digestive tract comes from two sources: air that you swallow and the breakdown of undigested food by bacteria in the large intestine.

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

The contents of the stomach that may include undigested food mixed with juices secreted by the gastric mucosal glands.

(Gastric Content, NCI Thesaurus)

Feces is made up of undigested food, bacteria, mucus, and cells from the lining of the intestines.

(Feces, NCI Dictionary)

It is typically caused by the rapid emptying of undigested food from the stomach to the small intestine following gastroesophageal surgery but may be seen secondary to diabetes or the use of certain medications.

(Dumping syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

What did you have in you? —some childish notions, a few half-baked sentiments, a lot of undigested beauty, a great black mass of ignorance, a heart filled to bursting with love, and an ambition as big as your love and as futile as your ignorance.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)