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GI TRACT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
Synonyms:
alimentary canal; alimentary tract; digestive tract; digestive tube; gastrointestinal tract; GI tract
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("GI tract" is a kind of...):
canal; channel; duct; epithelial duct (a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance)
Meronyms (parts of "GI tract"):
breadbasket; stomach; tum; tummy (an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion)
esophagus; gorge; gullet; oesophagus (the passage between the pharynx and the stomach)
small intestine (the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed)
large intestine (beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces)
pharynx; throat (the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "GI tract"):
enteron (the alimentary canal (especially of an embryo or a coelenterate))
Holonyms ("GI tract" is a part of...):
digestive system; gastrointestinal system; systema alimentarium; systema digestorium (the system that makes food absorbable into the body)
Context examples:
Upon colonization of the GI tract, the probiotic may form a protective barrier, thereby preventing attachment of pathogens, protecting against infections and boosting the immune system.
(Lactobacillus plantarum strain 299, NCI Thesaurus)
These findings suggest that interventions in addition to ART may be needed to restore CD4+ T cells in the GI tracts of people living with HIV.
(Study links gut-homing protein levels with HIV infection risk, disease progression, National Institutes of Health)
During colonization of the GI tract, the bacteria may form a protective intestinal barrier, thereby preventing attachment of potential pathogens.
(Beta-glucan/Lactobacillus casei/Bifidobacterium lactis-based Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)
A syndrome of immologically mediated tissue damage occurring following allogeneic transplant usually affecting the skin, liver, and gi tract.
(Acute Graft Versus Host Disease, NCI Thesaurus)
E. avium has been isolated from chicken feces and is commensal in the human GI tract, but can be pathogenic to humans and in some cases is vancomycin resistant.
(Enterococcus avium, NCI Thesaurus)
The barium sulfate coats and outlines the inner walls of the esophagus and the upper GI tract so that they can be seen on the x-ray pictures.
(Barium swallow, NCI Dictionary)
During colonization in the GI tract, the bacteria may form a protective intestinal barrier which may prevent damage to the mucosal epithelia caused by toxins and attachment of potential pathogens, thereby protecting against infections.
(Lactobacillus plantarum 299v/Lactobacillus acidophilus/Bifidobacterium lactis Probiotic Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)
Oral administration of probiotic bacteria help maintain adequate colonization of the GI tract and modulate the composition of the normal microflora.
(Live Freeze-Dried Lactic Acid Bacteria Probiotic, NCI Thesaurus)
As naloxone is very poorly absorbed, this agent binds locally to opiate receptors in the GI tract, thereby preventing oxycodone from binding to these receptors.
(Oxycodone Hydrochloride/Naloxone Hydrochloride Prolonged-release Tablet, NCI Thesaurus)
Upon colonization of the GI tract, the probiotic bacteria form a protective barrier that helps maintain the integrity of the epithelial barrier.
(Lactobacillus acidophilus/Streptococcus thermophilus/Bifidobacterium lactis/L. rhamnosus/B. longum/B. bifidum-based Probiotic Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)
