digestive tract
noun
: the tubular passage typically extending from the mouth to the anus or cloaca that functions in digestion and absorption of food and elimination of residual waste and that in most mammals includes the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestine, and anus
called also alimentary canal, alimentary tract
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The fruit is about 93% water by weight, supporting healthy hydration in your digestive tract and throughout your body.
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Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 18 Sep. 2025
Experiments have demonstrated that these particles can move beyond the digestive tract, entering the bloodstream, crossing cell membranes, and eventually reaching reproductive organs.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Probiotics are living organisms that have health benefits through their addition to the mix of microbes in the digestive tract (the gut microbiome).
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
Until now, the only intervention has been antibiotics, which in turn upset the koala's delicate digestive tract – one fine-tuned to solely eat eucalyptus leaves.
—New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
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Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 18 Sep. 2025
Experiments have demonstrated that these particles can move beyond the digestive tract, entering the bloodstream, crossing cell membranes, and eventually reaching reproductive organs.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Probiotics are living organisms that have health benefits through their addition to the mix of microbes in the digestive tract (the gut microbiome).
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
Until now, the only intervention has been antibiotics, which in turn upset the koala's delicate digestive tract – one fine-tuned to solely eat eucalyptus leaves.
—New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Digestive tract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digestive%20tract. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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