alimentary canal; digestive tract
Anatomical term for the continuous tube from mouth to anus, including esophagus, stomach, and intestines.
The alimentary canal is a tubular organ that extends from the mouth to the anus.
Food is digested and absorbed through the function of the digestive tract.
gastrointestinal stromal tumor; GIST
upper gastrointestinal endoscope; EGD scope · esophagogastroduodenoscopy; upper GI endoscopy
Compound of 消化 (digestion) and 管 (tube, duct). The term is a direct calque from Western anatomical terminology.