gi tract
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1. tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination (noun.body)
hypernym | : | canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct, |
definition | : | a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | enteron, |
definition | : | the alimentary canal (especially of an embryo or a coelenterate) (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | breadbasket, stomach, tum, tummy, |
definition | : | an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | small intestine, |
definition | : | the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | large intestine, |
definition | : | beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | pharynx, throat, |
definition | : | the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone (noun.body) |
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