digestive tract

noun

: the tubular passage typically extending from the mouth to the anus or cloaca that functions in digestion and absorption of food and elimination of residual waste and that in most mammals includes the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestine, and anus

called also alimentary canal, alimentary tract

Examples of digestive tract in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Most of the ingredients help with anti-inflammatory problems and improve your digestive tract. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Gut bacteria are the diverse community of bacteria that naturally inhabit the digestive tract. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

Both minerals bind together in the digestive tract to form insoluble calcium oxalate, which naturally prevents the body from absorbing essential calcium. — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 18 Aug. 2026

Since the digestive tract relies heavily on estrogen, fluctuations during perimenopause and menopause can send both the gut and immune systems into chaos. — Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 17 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for digestive tract

• abstract
• attacked
• attract
• contact
• contract
• detract
• distract
• enact
• exact
• extract
• hijacked
• impact

Medical Definition

digestive tract

noun

: the tubular passage typically extending from mouth to anus or cloaca that functions in digestion and absorption of food and elimination of residual waste and that in most mammals includes the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestine, and anus

called also alimentary canal, alimentary tract