digestive system

noun

: the bodily system concerned with the ingestion, digestion, and absorption of food and the discharge of residual wastes and consisting of the digestive tract and accessory glands (such as the salivary glands and the pancreas) that secrete digestive enzymes

Examples of digestive system in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Probiotics restore a balance to our digestive system and promote new microorganism growth. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

How Coffee Affects Iron Absorption Iron absorption is a complex process that is strongly influenced by other foods, drinks, and medications in your digestive system at the same time. — T'keyah Bazin, Verywell Health, 19 Aug. 2026

Overnight, this 54-year-old Southern Californian began dealing with acid reflux, random bloating, constipation, and a rebelling digestive system that suddenly despised her favorite foods. — Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 17 Aug. 2026

When a roach ingests baking soda and then drinks water, the mixture reacts with acid in the roach’s digestive system, producing gas more quickly. — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 16 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for digestive system

• cryptosystem
• ecosystem
• intersystem
• multisystem
• photosystem
• subsystem

Kids Definition

digestive system

noun

: the bodily system concerned with the intake, breakdown, and absorption of food and the discharge of wastes and that includes the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestine, anus, and glands (as the salivary glands)

Medical Definition

digestive system

noun

: the bodily system concerned with the ingestion, digestion, and absorption of food and the discharge of residual wastes and consisting of the digestive tract and accessory glands (such as the salivary glands and the pancreas) that secrete digestive enzymes

called also alimentary system