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  • 31digestive gland — n a gland secreting digestive enzymes …

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  • 32digestive system — digestive systems N COUNT: usu poss N Your digestive system is the set of organs in your body that digest the food you eat …

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  • 33digestive system, human — Introduction  the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… …

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  • 34Digestive system of gastropods — Drawing of digestive tract of Anostoma depressum viewed from the apex of the spire …

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  • 35digestive system disease — Introduction       any of the diseases that affect the human digestive tract. Such disorders may affect the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), pancreas, liver, or biliary tract. A prevalent disorder of the digestive… …

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  • 36digestive system, invertebrate — ▪ anatomy Introduction       any of the systems used by invertebrates for the process of digestion. Included are vacuolar and channel network systems, as well as more specialized saccular and tubular systems. Comparison of unicellular and… …

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  • 37Digestive biscuit — Deux digestive biscuits. Un digestive biscuit est une sorte de biscuit anglais ; son nom provient de sa réputation d antiacide, dû au fait qu ils contenaient du bicarbonate de soude aux débuts de leur production. Sommaire …

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  • 38digestive system — noun the system that makes food absorbable into the body • Syn: ↑gastrointestinal system, ↑systema alimentarium, ↑systema digestorium • Hypernyms: ↑system • Part Holonyms: ↑body, ↑ …

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  • 39Digestive rate model — The digestive rate model (DRM) [1] (of foraging) is related to optimal foraging theory in that the model describes the diet selection that animals should perform in order to maximize the energy (or nutrients) available to them. It differs from… …

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  • 40Digestive system — The organs that are responsible for getting food into and out of the body and for making use of food to keep the body healthy. These organs include the salivary glands, the mouth, esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small intestine …

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