Gastrointestinal system

Introduction: Gastrointestinal system

Description of Gastrointestinal system

Gastrointestinal system: the system that makes food absorbable into the body.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Gastrointestinal system: system consists of the gastrointestinal tract, a tube extending from the mouth to the anus; its purpose is to break down food, prepare it for absorption and eliminate waste.
Source: CRISP

Gastrointestinal system: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Gastrointestinal system:

• Gastrointestinal
• Gastrointestinal symptoms (5299 causes)
• Gastrointestinal disease
• Gastrointestinal disorder
• Gastrointestinal pain
• System
• Food
• Food symptoms (1907 causes)
• Body
• Body symptoms (5672 causes)

Terms associated with Gastrointestinal system:

Terms Similar to Gastrointestinal system:

• digestive system
• systema alimentarium
• systema digestorium

Source - WordNet 2.1

• gastrointestinal effect

Source - MeSH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

More specific terms for Gastrointestinal system:

• esophagogastric junction
• esophagus
• gastrointestinal epithelium
• intestine
• pharynx
• stomach

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Gastrointestinal system

• digestive system

Source - CRISP

• system

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Gastrointestinal system can be used for:

• alimentary tract
• crypts of Lieberkuhn
• gastrointestinal tract

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Gastrointestinal system

The following list attempts to classify Gastrointestinal system into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• system
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• digestive system
• Anatomy

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