Digestive tract
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| Digestive tract | |
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| Term | Digestive tract |
| Short definition | digestive tract - (pronounced) (dy-JES-tiv tract) The organs through which food and liquids travel when swallowed, digested, absorbed, and exit the body as feces. These organs include the mouth, throat (pharynx), esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
digestive tract - (pronounced) (dy-JES-tiv tract) The organs through which food and liquids travel when swallowed, digested, absorbed, and exit the body as feces. These organs include the mouth, throat (pharynx), esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus. The digestive tract is part of the digestive system. Also called digestive tract and gastrointestinal tract
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