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the system that makes food absorbable into the body

↑liver, ↑pancreas, ↑digestive juice, ↑digestive fluid, ↑alimentary canal, ↑alimentary tract, ↑digestive tube, ↑digestive tract, ↑gastrointestinal tract, ↑GI tract, ↑digestive gland, ↑salivary gland

the system by which ingested food is acted upon by physical and chemical means to provide the body with absorbable nutrients and to excrete waste products; in mammals the system includes the alimentary canal extending from the mouth to the anus, and the hormones and enzymes assisting in digestion.

[1950-55]

digestive system UK US noun [countable] [singular digestive system plural digestive systems] medical

the system of organs and processes in the body of humans and animals that deals with the digestion of food

Thesaurus: organs and system for processing food_hyponym

diˈgestive system 7 [digestive system] noun

the series of organs inside the body that ↑digest food