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The Digestive System
vocabulary review
Term | Definition |
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antacid | a substance that makes an acid less strong |
antibotic | a medicine that kills bacteria |
bacteria | tiny, one-celled living things. Some bacteria cause disease. |
constipated | unable to easily empty the bowels |
diarrhea | a condition in which feces leave the body before much water has been removed |
esophagus | the tube that connects your throat to your stomach |
feces | the undigested food that is removed from your body as waste |
gastric | to do with the stomach |
microbe | a tiny living thing, such as virus or bacteria, that is too small to see without a microscope |
mucus | a slimy fluid that protects the breathing passages and the stomach |
rectum | the end of the large intestine |
starch | a kind of food that provides the body with energy. It is sometimes called carbohydrates. |