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

Travel has a way of throwing your digestive system off balance. —Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026

Your digestive system needs time to adjust. —Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026

For another, our body has multiple openings, including one hole running through from our mouth through our digestive system. —Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 9 June 2026

Baking soda raises the pH of the soaking or cooking water, creating a more alkaline environment that can help break down some hard-to-digest carbohydrates before the beans reach your digestive system. —Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 8 June 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