Gastroenterology (GAH-stroh-en-tuh-RAW-luh-jee)
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Definition:
The field of medicine concerned with the function and disorders of the digestive system.
Common Misspellings:
gastrointerology
Related Resources:
Your Digestive System
The digestive system is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus.
Why Is Digestion Important?
Our food and drink must be changed into smaller molecules of nutrients before they can be absorbed into the blood and carried to cells throughout the body.
How Is Food Digested?
Digestion involves the mixing of food, its movement through the digestive tract, and chemical breakdown of the large molecules of food into smaller molecules.
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