Synonyms for gastrointestinal tract
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1. alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tube, digestive tract, gastrointestinal tract, GI tractnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   digestive tract, digestive tube, alimentary canal, alimentary tract

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Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gastrointestinal tract

   Synonyms:
   Digestive tract, alimentary tract Note: Although some authors prefer alimentary when referring to the entire tract including the oral cavity and anus, this subtle difference has been increasingly ignored-the most widely preferred adjective is gastrointestinal-the others are included for cross-reference
   

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1. Travis Barker:

   In case of deep enteroscopy, like double balloon or single balloon scopes, [which] gets to a deep length [of the gastrointestinal tract] to check small bowel problems, the concept is same as pressure trauma [to cause pancreatitis].

2. Kara Landau:

   Resistant starch is not digested as it travels through the gastrointestinal tract, instead, it is fermented by the beneficial bacteria living in the gut. This fermentation process releases byproducts that improve the body’s insulin response, which help to prevent fat stored around the abdomen. Abdominal fat is highly correlated with diabetes, and a waist circumference larger than 35 inches in women and 40 inches in men is a risk factor for heart disease.

3. Viviane Labrie:

   Parkinson's disease is multisystem disorder, and so there's likely to be many sites of origin in terms of where Parkinson's disease starts, the [ gastrointestinal tract ] being one of them. For other people, it may begin in the brain.

4. Valerie Harwood:

   Those genes are like candy. They are organic molecules and they'll be eaten up by other bacteria, other organisms, that's where the danger is - if a person then ingests that infected organism - because it will make it through their gastrointestinal tract and potentially make someone ill.

5. Pam Peeke:

   If your body no longer takes in high volumes of fat or sugar, then one day out of the blue you dump a load of fat and sugar in your body, physiologically your gastrointestinal tract will react, your gut enzymes as well as bile have to go into overdrive, as they have been quiescent. This is a hardship on the body and trust me, you'll pay for it with diarrhea, upset stomach, and bloating.