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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The digestive tract and digestive glands regarded as an integrated system responsible for the ingestion, digestion, and absorption of food.
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- noun anatomy A
system oforgans for the purpose ofdigesting food.
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- noun the system that makes food absorbable into the body
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