gastrointestinal tract
noun
medical
: the part of the digestive system that consists of the stomach and intestines
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These molecules, rather than histamine, trigger anaphylaxis in the gastrointestinal tract.
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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
While turmeric does have anti-inflammatory potential in the gastrointestinal tract, curcumin can also stimulate stomach acid production.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 25 Aug. 2025
Some can serve as bulking agents, absorbing and retaining water all that stuff moving through your gastrointestinal tract so that in the end, or rather out the end your poo can move more readily.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Food spends longer time in the gastrointestinal tract (slow transit time).
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2025
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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
While turmeric does have anti-inflammatory potential in the gastrointestinal tract, curcumin can also stimulate stomach acid production.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 25 Aug. 2025
Some can serve as bulking agents, absorbing and retaining water all that stuff moving through your gastrointestinal tract so that in the end, or rather out the end your poo can move more readily.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Food spends longer time in the gastrointestinal tract (slow transit time).
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 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 1 Sep. 2025.
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