gastrointestinal tract

[ găs′trō-ĭn-tĕs′tə-nəl ]

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The digestive tract, especially of a human.

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gastrointestinal tract

[ (gas-troh-in-tes-tuh- nuhl) ]

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