Advanced Vocabulary - The Organs and System for Processing Food

The Organs and System for Processing Food

abdominal adjective

in, or happening in, the abdomen.

alimentary canal noun

medical the system of organs in humans and animals that separates food into smaller parts that the cells can absorb and use. The oesophagus , the stomach, and the intestines are all part of the alimentary canal.

anal adjective

medical relating to your anus.

anus noun

medical the hole in your bottom through which you get rid of solid waste.

appendix noun

medical a small tube that is joined to your large intestine It has no particular use and is removed in a medical operation if it becomes infected .

arsehole noun

British offensive an impolite word for the anus.

asshole noun

American offensive an arsehole.

assimilation noun

biology the process of making use of food in the body, for example for growth and repair.

back passage noun

British an expression meaning a person’s rectum the part of your body where solid waste comes out , used for example by doctors to avoid embarrassing people.

belly noun

informal a stomach This word is often used to talk about whether people have enough to eat or not.

bile noun

medical a green-brown liquid that is made in the liver and helps you to digest fats.

bile duct noun

medical a tube in the body that carries bile from your liver and your gall bladder to your small intestine.

bladder noun

a part inside your body that is like a bag where urine collects before being passed from the body.

bowel noun

the part of your body where faeces solid waste are formed This word is usually used in the plural, except in medical language.

caecum noun

medical the first section of your large intestine that is shaped like a bag and is open at one end.

chemical digestion noun

biology the process in which chemicals in the body separate large food molecules into smaller ones so they can pass through the wall outer layer of the intestine.

colon noun

medical the lower part of your bowel the tube that takes waste out of your body.

colonic adjective

medical relating to your colon.

digestion noun

the process of changing food into the substances that your body needs.

digestion noun

your ability to digest food.

digestive adjective

relating to digestion.

digestive system noun

medical the system of organs and processes in the body of humans and animals that deals with the digestion of food.

duodenal adjective

medical affecting the top part of your duodenum.

duodenum noun

medical the first section of your small intestine , just below your stomach.

dyspepsia noun

medical indigestion.

dyspeptic adjective

medical affected by dyspepsia.

esophagus

the American spelling of oesophagus.

gall bladder noun

medical the organ next to your liver where your body stores a liquid called bile.

gastric adjective

medical relating to your stomach.

gastric juices noun

substances created by your stomach to help it to digest food.

gastrointestinal adjective

medical relating to your stomach and your intestines.

GI noun

a glycaemic index.

glycaemic index noun

a system for measuring how quickly different foods allow the sugar they contain to spread into the blood. Foods that do this slowly are thought to be better for your health.

gullet noun

the oesophagus.

gut noun

the tube in your body that carries food away from your stomach. A more technical name for this is the intestine.

heartburn noun

a pain that feels like something is burning in your chest and is a type of indigestion.

hepatic adjective

biology relating to the liver.

hepatic portal vein noun

medical the vein that takes blood containing substances from food directly to your liver.

ileum noun

medical the last section of your small intestine that produces substances that help to digest food.

indigestion noun

pain that you get in your stomach when your body has difficulty in digesting the food you have eaten.

intestinal adjective

medical relating to your intestines.

intestine noun

the long tube in your body that processes food and carries waste out of your body.

juice noun

the liquid inside your stomach that helps you to digest food change food into substances that your body can use.

kidney noun

one of the two organs in your body that clean your blood and remove waste.

large intestine noun

medical the wider lower part of your intestine that changes food into solid waste.

liver noun

the organ in your body that cleans your blood and produces bile a liquid that helps your body process fat.

metabolic adjective

relating to your metabolism.

metabolism noun

biology all the chemical processes by which cells produce the energy and substances necessary for life. Food is separated into the parts it is made up of to produce heat and energy, to repair tissues , and to help growth to happen.

oesophagus noun

medical the tube in your body that carries food from your mouth to your stomach.

pancreas noun

medical the small organ in your body that produces substances that help your stomach to process food.

pancreatic adjective

medical relating to your pancreas.

pancreatic duct noun

medical a tube in your body that carries liquid from your pancreas through your bile duct into your small intestine.

pepsin noun

biology a natural substance produced in your stomach that helps your body to use the food you eat.

rectal adjective

medical relating to the rectum.

rectum noun

medical the lowest part of the tube through which solid waste leaves your body.

renal adjective

medical relating to your kidneys.

small intestine noun

medical the tube in your body that food goes into after it has passed through your stomach.

stomach noun

the organ inside this part of your body where food goes when you have eaten it.

stomach noun

related to the stomach.

tum noun

British informal your stomach.

urethra noun

medical the tube that carries urine liquid waste out of your body.

urinary adjective

medical relating to urine liquid waste or to the tubes or organs through which it leaves a person’s or animal’s body.

villus noun

biology one of a large number of small parts that stick out from the inner wall of the small intestine.

waterworks noun

humorous the system of tubes in a person’s body through which urine waste liquid passes.

metabolically adverb

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