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

Heavy meals lead to heavy sleep problems Consuming heavy meals late at night can force your digestive system to work overtime. —Dr. Samanta Dall’agnese, CNBC, 13 May 2025

What This Means For You Fiber can help enhance your gut health and overall well-being, but increasing your fiber intake too quickly will lead to discomfort in your digestive system. —Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 2 May 2025

Additionally, these scans irradiate the lungs, breasts, thyroid, and digestive system which are more sensitive to the effects of ionizing radiation. —Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025

The full liquid diet is traditionally used to rest the digestive system before or after certain medical conditions and surgeries. —Jillian Kubala, Health, 22 Apr. 2025

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