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41digestive nerve plexus — ▪ physiology intricate layers of nervous tissue that control movements in the esophagus, stomach, and intestines. The mechanics of the nervous system s regulation of digestive functions is not fully known. Two major nerve centres are… …
42digestive cecum — (Order Cladocera): One of two lateral outpocketings of midgut; located in head posterior to border of esophagus and midgut. An additional unpaired cecum may open into posterior end of digestive tract. (Syn. cecum, hepatic cecum, midgut… …
43digestive system — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms digestive system : singular digestive system plural digestive systems medical the system of organs and processes in the body of humans and animals that deals with the digestion of food …
44digestive tract — noun tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination • Syn: ↑alimentary canal, ↑alimentary tract, ↑digestive tube, ↑gastrointestinal tract, ↑GI tract • Hypernyms …
45digestive diverticulum — (Order Tanaidacea): One or two pairs of digestive glands opening into digestive tract at border of stomach and midgut [Stachowitsch, 1992] …
46digestive tract — the part of the digestive system (TA, systema digestorium) consisting of the esophagus, stomach, and small and large intestines. Called also alimentary t. or canal and digestive canal …
47digestive fluid — noun secretions that aid digestion • Syn: ↑digestive juice • Hypernyms: ↑juice, ↑succus • Hyponyms: ↑gastric juice, ↑gastric acid, ↑pancreatic juice, ↑ …
48digestive gland — noun any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract • Hypernyms: ↑exocrine gland, ↑exocrine, ↑duct gland • Part Holonyms: ↑digestive system, ↑gastrointestinal system, ↑systema alimentarium, ↑ …
49digestive juice — noun secretions that aid digestion • Syn: ↑digestive fluid • Hypernyms: ↑juice, ↑succus • Hyponyms: ↑gastric juice, ↑gastric acid, ↑pancreatic juice, ↑ …
50digestive tube — noun tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination • Syn: ↑alimentary canal, ↑alimentary tract, ↑digestive tract, ↑gastrointestinal tract, ↑GI tract • Hypernyms …
