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digestive

digestive

50 3.9
Relating to the body process that breaks food in the stomach and intestines
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈdʒɛstɪv/
  • Specialized
translation icon : digestivo
  • A diet rich in fiber promotes a healthy digestive system and prevents constipation.
  • digestive system
  • digestive tract
  • digestive enzymes

You can have leaky gut syndrome and have no digestive symptoms.

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Examples

Synonyms

gastrointestinal
vsdigestive
  • Specialized
20 4.6

Relating to the stomach and intestines, the body parts that digest food

focuses on causing food breakdown rather than on body parts
peptic
vsdigestive
  • Specialized
1 6.8

Relating to digestion by stomach juices that break down food

is broader, promoting food breakdown not only via enzymes or juices
alimentary
vsdigestive
  • Specialized
1 7.9

About food and the process of eating and digestion

focuses on causing food breakdown rather than on providing nourishment
stomachic
vsdigestive
  • Specialized
9.9

To help the stomach break down food

is broader, promoting food breakdown across the whole system

Compounds

digestive system
  • Specialized
14 3.4

The parts of the body that break down food and take in nutrients

digestive tract
  • Specialized
11 3.4

A long tube made of muscle from the mouth to the anus that breaks down food and removes waste

digestive juice
  • Specialized
1 3.4

The stomach and other parts make a liquid that helps break food into smaller parts

digestive fluid
  • Specialized
3.8

A liquid the body makes that helps break down food

digestive gland
  • Specialized
3.8

A gland that makes and releases juices into the stomach or gut to help break down food

digestive tube
  • Specialized
3.4

A tube from the mouth to the anus where food is digested and waste leaves the body

Surface Forms

digestive positive

Morphology

digestive = digest (transparent) = digest + ive

The suffix '-ive' is commonly used to form adjectives indicating a tendency or function, making the meaning clear.

Etymology

Digestive comes from the verb digest, which comes from an old Latin word meaning 'to break down'. So when we call something digestive (adjective), we mean it is about the body breaking down food, such as the stomach and enzymes that do this.