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

Examples of digestive tract in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When taken orally, DMT is quickly metabolized by enzymes called monoamine oxidases in the digestive tract and liver before its psychoactive properties can affect the brain. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026

Constipation Is Relieved Constipation typically occurs when stool moves slowly through the digestive tract. — Melissa Fiorenza, HEALTH, 11 Sep. 2026

So, this is not just the airways, but also the digestive tract, in the esophagus. — Angelica Stabile , Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Some patients also experienced mucositis, which is inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the digestive tract, and stomatitis, which is the inflammation of the mucous membranes inside the mouth. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for digestive tract

• abstract
• attacked
• attract
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• detract
• distract
• enact
• exact
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• impact

Medical Definition

digestive tract

noun

: the tubular passage typically extending from mouth to 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