digestive organ

collocation in English

meaningsofdigestiveandorgan

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digestive
adjective
uk
/daɪˈdʒes.tɪv/us
/daɪˈdʒes.tɪv/
relating to the digestion ...
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organ
noun
uk
/ˈɔː.ɡən/us
/ˈɔːr.ɡən/
a part of the body of an animal or plant that performs a ...
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(Definition ofdigestiveandorganfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is the majordigestiveorgan, and where most nutrients are absorbed.
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It takes place either in the lumen of the digestive system, in a gastric cavity or otherdigestiveorgan, or completely outside the body.
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The pancreas is also adigestiveorgan, secreting pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes that assist digestion and absorption of nutrients in the small intestine.
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This is the majordigestiveorganwhere 50 to 70 percent of all nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream.
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The tarantula'sdigestiveorgan(stomach) is a tube that runs the length of its body.
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A micro-robot;6-8 would inspect and remedy problems on the inside of blood vessels, digestive organs, or small pipes in machines.
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These increases, however, were offset by declines in death rates from infective and parasitic diseases, malignant neoplasm of the digestive organs and accidents other than motor vehicle accidents.
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So far there is no convincing evidence that asbestos fibres ingested from food, water or other drinks exacerbate or cause cancer of the digestive organs.
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He tested my digestive organs pretty severely when he provided us with armadillo as the principal dish at the luncheon.
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I can only imagine that the digestive organs of the fish will benefit from that maceration.
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We argue that the digestive organs of the capitalist system have never fully worked.
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The digestive organs, the brain, and lungs are the first to disintegrate.
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Their digestive organs were so completely destroyed, we couldn't give them good food, only porridge.
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Some of these enzymes are secreted by accessory digestive organs, while others are secreted by the epithelial cells of the stomach and intestine.
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On the other hand, the digestive system is a broader term that includes other structures, including the digestive organs and their accessories.
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A pair of structures on either side of the intestine and a little behind the stomach may have been gonads or digestive organs.
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The microbial fermentation occurs in the digestive organs that follow the small intestine, the large intestine and cecum.
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These microbes are found in the digestive organs of living creatures and can act as protective agents that strengthen the immune system.
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