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GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination

Synonyms:

alimentary canal; alimentary tract; digestive tract; digestive tube; gastrointestinal tract; GI tract

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("gastrointestinal tract" is a kind of...):

canal; channel; duct; epithelial duct (a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance)

Meronyms (parts of "gastrointestinal tract"):

breadbasket; stomach; tum; tummy (an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion)

esophagus; gorge; gullet; oesophagus (the passage between the pharynx and the stomach)

small intestine (the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed)

large intestine (beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces)

pharynx; throat (the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gastrointestinal tract"):

enteron (the alimentary canal (especially of an embryo or a coelenterate))

Holonyms ("gastrointestinal tract" is a part of...):

digestive system; gastrointestinal system; systema alimentarium; systema digestorium (the system that makes food absorbable into the body)

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 Context examples: 

This allele, which encodes neuromedin-U protein, plays a role in modulation of smooth muscle cell contraction in the gastrointestinal tract.

(NMU wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, this agent may promote the absorption of calcium and magnesium from the gastrointestinal tract.

(Oligofructose-enriched inulin, NCI Thesaurus)

The introduction of a substance to the mouth or into the gastrointestinal tract by the way of the mouth, usually for systemic action.

(Oral Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)

Exposure to this substance can cause severe dermatitis, skin and asthma-like allergies and damages the lungs, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract and neurological system.

(Nickel Monoxide, NCI Thesaurus)

Exposure to this substance can cause severe dermatitis, skin and asthma-like allergies and affects the lungs, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract and neurological system.

(Nickel Carbonate, NCI Thesaurus)

The muscarinic cholinergic receptor 1 is involved in mediation of vagally-induced bronchoconstriction and in the acid secretion of the gastrointestinal tract.

(Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor M1, NCI Thesaurus)

A thin layer of smooth muscle fibers found as a part of the tunica mucosa in the gastrointestinal tract and urinary bladder deep to the lamina propria mucosae.

(Muscularis Mucosa, NCI Thesaurus)

Exposure to this substance can cause severe dermatitis, skin and asthma-like allergies and causes damage to the lungs, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract and neurological system.

(Nickel Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)

B. fragilis is commensal and part of the normal human gastrointestinal tract flora, but may become pathogenic in other body regions.

(Bacteroides fragilis, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, biguanide antidiabetics decrease absorption of glucose from the gastrointestinal tract.

(Biguanide Antidiabetic Agent, NCI Thesaurus)