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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.

digestive tract [də′jes·tiv ‚trakt]

(anatomy)

The alimentary canal.

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