gastrointestinal tract
noun
medical
: the part of the digestive system that consists of the stomach and intestines
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Food spends longer time in the gastrointestinal tract (slow transit time).
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Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2025
Endoscopy and colonoscopy, in which a camera is passed into the gastrointestinal tract, is sometimes used with persistent symptoms and no clear diagnosis through other testing.
—Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
When combined, prebiotics are thought to prolong the action of probiotics in the gastrointestinal tract, thereby enhancing their benefits.1
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—Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2025
Since then, scientists with much better equipment have discovered that approximately 100 trillion microorganisms, including more than 3,000 species of bacteria, live in the human gastrointestinal tract.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2025
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Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2025
Endoscopy and colonoscopy, in which a camera is passed into the gastrointestinal tract, is sometimes used with persistent symptoms and no clear diagnosis through other testing.
—Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
When combined, prebiotics are thought to prolong the action of probiotics in the gastrointestinal tract, thereby enhancing their benefits.1
1.
—Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2025
Since then, scientists with much better equipment have discovered that approximately 100 trillion microorganisms, including more than 3,000 species of bacteria, live in the human gastrointestinal tract.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for gastrointestinal tract
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“Gastrointestinal tract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gastrointestinal%20tract. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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