noun
alimentary canal; digestive tract
Anatomical term for the continuous tube from mouth to anus, including esophagus, stomach, and intestines.
消化管は口から肛門まで続く管状の器官です。
The alimentary canal is a tubular organ that extends from the mouth to the anus.
消化管の働きによって食べ物
Food is digested and absorbed through the function of the digestive tract.
Compound of 消化 (digestion) and 管 (tube, duct). The term is a direct calque from Western anatomical terminology.