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alimentary canal: see digestive system digestive system, in the animal kingdom, a group of organs functioning in digestion and assimilation of food and elimination of wastes. Virtually all animals have a digestive system.
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alimentary canal

or digestive tract

Pathway along which food travels when it is eaten and from which solid wastes are expelled. It includes the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and anal canal. See also digestion.

alimentary canal, tract

the tubular passage extending from the mouth to the anus, through which food is passed and digested

alimentary canal [¦al·ə¦men·trē kə′nal]

(anatomy)

The tube through which food passes; in humans, includes the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and intestine.

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alimentary canal (redirected from alimentary canals)

alimentary canal

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