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Upper Gastrointestinal Tract

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-029230

The upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract is comprised of mouth, pharynx, esophagus and stomach while the lower GI tract consists of intestines and anus. The primary function of the GI tract is to ingest, digest, absorb and ultimately excrete food stuff.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-029230
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-029230",
  "term": "Upper Gastrointestinal Tract",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract is comprised of mouth, pharynx, esophagus and stomach while the lower GI tract consists of intestines and anus. The primary function of the GI tract is to ingest, digest, absorb and ultimately excrete food stuff.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/upper-gastrointestinal-tract/"
}

Record 29,230 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.