Digestive System

  

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Digestive System

Definition: Digestive System

Digestive System

Noun

1. The system that makes food absorbable into the body.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definitions: Digestive System

DomainDefinitions

Health

The organs that take in food and turn it into products that the body can use to stay healthy. Waste products the body cannot use leave the body through bowel movements. The digestive system includes the salivary glands, mouth, esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, small and large intestines, and rectum. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Digestive System

Synonyms: gastrointestinal system (n), systema alimentarium (n), systema digestorium (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Digestive System

English words defined with "digestive system": Metazoasalivary gland, subkingdom Metazoa. (references)
Specialty definitions using "digestive system": Activity Cycles, Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y, Autonomic Neuropathybarium solutionCholecystokininDiagnostic Techniques, Digestive System, Digestive Physiology, Digestive System Abnormalities, Digestive System Fistula, Digestive System Neoplasms, Digestive System Surgical ProceduresEndoscopy, Digestive System, epsilon ProteobacteriaGastrointestinal Hormonesmethaemoglobinaemia, mucositisSigns and Symptoms, Digestiveupper GI series. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Digestive System

DomainTitle

Books

  • International Classification of Rodent Tumours: The Rat - Digestive System (Iarc Scientific Publications , No 122, Part 1) (reference)

  • Pathobiology of the Aging Mouse: Nervous System, Special Senses (Eye and Ear), Digestive System, Integumentary System and Mammary Gland, and musculos (reference)

  • Pathology and Genetics of Tumours of the Digestive System (reference)

  • The Digestive System (Body Focus: The Science of Health, Injury and Disease) (reference)

  • Why Does My Tummy Rumble When I'm Hungry: And Other Questions About the Digestive System (Body Wise) (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Digestive System

Illustrations:
Digestive System

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Photo Album: Digestive System

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

Small crabs taken from digestive system of sea cucumber. Credit: The Coral Kingdom.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Digestive System

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Liquid helps move food through the digestive system. (references)

Symptoms may or may not occur in the digestive system. (references)

Two types of nerves help to control the action of the digestive system. (references)

Economic History

Japan

Japan's aging population is generating increased demand for pharmaceutical treatments for problems of cardiovascular, central nervous system, digestive system, diabetes mellitus, etc. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expressions: Digestive System

Expressions using "digestive system": Digestive System Abnormalities Digestive System Fistula Digestive System Neoplasms Digestive System Surgical Procedures. Additional references.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Digestive System

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

digestive system

1,409

human body digestive system

11

digestive system picture

143

how the digestive system works

8

human digestive system

142

digestive system problem

7

digestive system diagram

94

digestive system pic

7

disease of the digestive system

49

cancer digestive system

7

cow digestive system

24

digestive system fact

7

picture of an human digestive system

19

digestive system enzymes

6

anatomical chart digestive system

19

crocodile digestive system

5

anatomy digestive system

18

digestive system image

5

lesson plan for the digestive system

15

digestive system.com

5

digestive system function

15

amphibian digestive system

5

animal digestive system

15

article digestive system

5

chart digestive system

14

digestive system worm

4

earthworm digestive system

14

the stomach digestive system

4

cat digestive system

13

digestive system worksheets

4

diagram of the human digestive system

13

digestive system tiger

4

digestive system of a dog

13

digestive system activity

4

digestive system disorder

12

chicken digestive system

4

digestive system information

12

animation digestive system

4

bird digestive system

12

digestive system whale

4
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Modern Translations: Digestive System

Language Translations for "digestive system"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Czech

  

zažívací ústrojí. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

δευτεροπαθή κακοήθη νεοπλάσματα του πεπτικού συστήματος (secondary malignant neoplasm of digestive system). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

emésztőrendszer. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

消化系 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

しょうかけい. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

igestiveday ystemsay

   

Turkish

  

sindirim sistemi (guts, nutritive tract). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Digestive System

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-e-e-e-g-i-i-m-s-s-s-t-t-v-y"

-5 letters: digestives, disesteems.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Digestive System


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 69 67 65 73 74 69 76 65      53 79 73 74 65 6D

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000100 01101001 01100111 01100101 01110011 01110100 01101001 01110110 01100101 00100000 01010011 01111001 01110011 01110100 01100101 01101101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#68 &#105 &#103 &#101 &#115 &#116 &#105 &#118 &#101 &#32 &#83 &#121 &#115 &#116 &#101 &#109

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0044 0069 0067 0065 0073 0074 0069 0076 0065      0053 0079 0073 0074 0065 006D

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3875737185867588712539185867179

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Expressions
9. Expressions: Internet
10. Translations: Modern
11. Anagrams
12. Orthography
13. Bibliography


  

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