gastrointestinal tract

/ găs′trō-ĭn-tĕs′tə-nəl /

1. The digestive tract, especially of a human.

gastrointestinal tract

1. The stomach and intestines ; the path that food follows once it leaves the esophagus .

Example Sentences

They can live inside the gastrointestinal tract or, the case of roundworms, in the lymphatic system.

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Examination on autopsy revealed inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract.

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If death is not caused soon, the irritation of the gastrointestinal tract and malnutrition will last for a long time.

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Acetic acid is irritant to the gastrointestinal tract, and may cause sudden paralysis of the heart.

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The invasion of the gastrointestinal tract is announced by diarrheal symptoms.

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