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

Too much food too quickly can overwhelm the dormant digestive system, so start your eating window with smaller portions of easily digestible foods that are not gas-producing (beans, lentils, broccoli, etc.) and avoid artificial sweeteners. —Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 1 Aug. 2025

Since oral peptides have to first pass through the digestive system, enzymes break them down and reduce their effectiveness. —Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 1 Aug. 2025

Consuming sugar brought white digestive systems into dangerous proximity to the Black hands that grew, cut and processed the sugar cane. —Literary Hub, 29 July 2025

Ever exacting, Hawley took to slapping food out of the hand of his assistant director, just to prevent him from eating something that might disagree with his digestive system and sideline him from work. —Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 July 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