What is another way to say digestive system?

What is another word for digestive system?

21 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ da͡ɪd͡ʒˈɛstɪv sˈɪstəm], [ da‍ɪd‍ʒˈɛstɪv sˈɪstəm], [ d_aɪ_dʒ_ˈɛ_s_t_ɪ_v s_ˈɪ_s_t_ə_m]

Synonyms for Digestive system:

    • alimentary canal,
    • bladder,
    • abdominal,
    • appendix,
    • bile,
    • bile duct,
    • belly.
    • body (noun) • Other relevant words: (noun)
  • • Other relevant words: • Other relevant words (noun):
    • body
      body, organic structure.
    • body
      digestive fluid, digestive tract, digestive juice, digestive gland, gastrointestinal tract, alimentary tract, digestive tube, alimentary canal, salivary gland, liver, Gi Tract, pancreas.

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Rhymes with Digestive System

noun. ['daɪˈdʒɛstɪv'] any substance that promotes digestion.

It is also a readily available fuel source for energy, which for me as an athlete with a compromised digestive system is essential.

Yet the products have also proven to be popular with older patients, who use them as daily nutritional supplements to counter the adverse effects of medications that are hard on the digestive system. Over the last year Mason has added chewable tablets--now offered in vanilla/ banana and strawberry flavors--to the line, which are popular with both children and adults, says Pigott.

If our health has been compromised by toxins (such as heavy metals, chemicals and pesticides), stress, chronic infections, antibiotic use, surgery, or other health challenges, then the digestive system can be negatively affected.

Bio-gas is generated when bacteria degrade biological material in the absence of oxygen in a process known as anaerobic digestion, the same natural process that occurs in digestive systems, marshes and septic tanks.

"They strip the leaves and eat the flower, and their digestive Systems seem to destroy the seeds to a much greater extent than sheep do," according to range conservationist Mark Hatcher.

Scientists aren't sure digestive systems in fish can pass gas (the swim bladder is separate from a fish's gastrointestinal tract).

Noun

The digestive tract or innards of a person, animal or species

“It warms the kidneys and spleen, and it builds, or tonifies, the digestive system.”