adjective

in, or happening in, the abdomen

noun

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.

adjective

relating to your anus

noun

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

noun

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.

noun

an impolite word for the anus

noun

an arsehole

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

noun

the lower part of your bowel (=the tube that takes waste out of your body)

adjective

relating to your colon

noun

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

noun

your ability to digest food

adjective

relating to digestion

noun

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

adjective

affecting the top part of your duodenum

noun

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

noun

indigestion

adjective

affected by dyspepsia

the American spelling of oesophagus

noun

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

adjective

relating to your stomach

noun

substances created by your stomach to help it to digest food

adjective

relating to your stomach and your intestines

noun

a 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.

noun

the oesophagus

noun

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

noun

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

adjective

relating to the liver

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

adjective

relating to your intestines

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

adjective

relating to your metabolism

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

adjective

relating to your pancreas

noun

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

noun

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

adjective

relating to the rectum

noun

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

adjective

relating to your kidneys

noun

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

noun

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

noun

related to the stomach

noun

your stomach

noun

the tube that carries urine (=liquid waste) out of your body

adjective

relating to urine (=liquid waste) or to the tubes or organs through which it leaves a person’s or animal’s body

noun

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

noun

the system of tubes in a person’s body through which urine (=waste liquid) passes

adverb