DIGESTIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does digestive mean? 

• DIGESTIVE (noun)
  The noun DIGESTIVE has 1 sense:

1. any substance that promotes digestion

  Familiarity information: DIGESTIVE used as a noun is very rare.

• DIGESTIVE (adjective)
  The adjective DIGESTIVE has 1 sense:

1. relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion

  Familiarity information: DIGESTIVE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIGESTIVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any substance that promotes digestion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("digestive" is a kind of...):

substance (a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties)

• DIGESTIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

digestive ferment

Pertainym:

digestion (the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body)

Derivation:

digest (become assimilated into the body)

digest (convert food into absorbable substances)

 Context examples 

Lymphoid tissue located beneath the mucosal epithelia of those mucosal surfaces that have contact with the external environment, such as the respiratory, digestive, and urinary systems.

(Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue, NCI Thesaurus)

CEA is a cell surface glycoprotein expressed at high levels in embryonic and fetal digestive epithelial tissue, breast carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

(Monoclonal Antibody COL-1, NCI Thesaurus)

A complication of some cancer therapies in which the lining of the digestive system becomes inflamed.

(Mucositis, NCI Dictionary)

Niacin helps some enzymes work properly and helps skin, nerves, and the digestive tract stay healthy.

(Niacin, NCI Dictionary)

Nicotinic acid helps some enzymes work properly and helps skin, nerves, and the digestive tract stay healthy.

(Nicotinic acid, NCI Dictionary)

The collection of all the microorganisms and viruses that live in a given environment, including the human body or part of the body, such as the digestive system.

(Microbiome, NCI Dictionary)

A procedure used to look at the inside of the intestines and other parts of the digestive tract.

(Capsule endoscopy, NCI Dictionary)

The main section of the digestive tube that connects the esophagus to the small intestine.The body proper excludes the upper and lower sections of the fundus and pyloric portion respectively.

(Body of Stomach, NCI Thesaurus)

B. longum is non-pathogenic, and it helps maintain a healthy digestive system.

(Bifidobacterium longum, NCI Thesaurus)

Probiotics can boost the diversity of gut bacteria, keeping the digestive system working efficiently.

(Supplements of 'Good Bacteria' Can Enhance Weight Loss in Dieters, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)