alimentary canal

alimentary canal

n.

The mucous membrane-lined tube of the digestive system through which food passes, in which digestion takes place, and from which wastes are eliminated. It extends from the mouth to the anus and includes the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and intestines. Also called digestive tract.

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alimentary canal

Noun

the tubular passage in the body through which food is passed and digested

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alimentary canal  (l-mnt-r)

The tube or passage of the digestive system through which food passes, nutrients are absorbed, and waste is eliminated. See also digestive tract.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

alimentary canal - tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel - a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs" digestive system, gastrointestinal system, systema alimentarium, systema digestorium - the system that makes food absorbable into the body stomach, tum, tummy, breadbasket - an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion enteron - the alimentary canal (especially of an embryo or a coelenterate) esophagus, gullet, oesophagus, gorge - the passage between the pharynx and the stomach small intestine - the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed large intestine - beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces pharynx, throat - the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone