GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gastrointestinal system mean? 

• GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM (noun)
  The noun GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM has 1 sense:

1. the system that makes food absorbable into the body

  Familiarity information: GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The system that makes food absorbable into the body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

digestive system; gastrointestinal system; systema alimentarium; systema digestorium

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

system (a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts)

Meronyms (parts of "gastrointestinal system"):

liver (large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes)

pancreas (a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin)

digestive fluid; digestive juice (secretions that aid digestion)

alimentary canal; alimentary tract; digestive tract; digestive tube; gastrointestinal tract; GI tract (tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination)

digestive gland (any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract)

salivary gland (any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion)

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

body; organic structure (the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being))

 Context examples 

A usually small, slow-growing, well differentiated neuroendocrine tumor arising from the gastrointestinal system.

(Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumor G1, NCI Thesaurus)

A well differentiated, intermediate grade tumor with neuroendocrine differentiation that arises from the gastrointestinal system.

(Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumor G2, NCI Thesaurus)

A well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor arising from the gastrointestinal system.

(Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

A neoplasm with neuroendocrine differentiation arising from the gastrointestinal system.

(Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Tumors or cancer of the gastrointestinal system.

(Gastrointestinal Neoplasm, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A high grade poorly differentiated carcinoma arising from the gastrointestinal system.

(Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-Hodgkin lymphoma that arises from any part of the gastrointestinal system, with the bulk of the disease localized to that site.

(Gastrointestinal Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A rupture in the wall of any structure of the gastrointestinal system caused by traumatic or pathologic processes.

(Gastrointestinal Perforation, NCI Thesaurus)

Melanomas may also arise in other anatomic sites including the gastrointestinal system, eye, urinary tract, and reproductive system.

(Melanoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples are the gastrointestinal system, urinary system, and hematopoietic system.

(Organ System, NCI Thesaurus)