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   Tract

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   noun

   • 1. an area of indefinite extent, typically a large one: "large tracts of natural forest"
   • ▪ an indefinitely large extent of something: "the vast tracts of time required to account for the deposition of the strata"
   • 2. a major passage in the body, large bundle of nerve fibers, or other continuous elongated anatomical structure or region: "the digestive tract"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘duration or course of time’): from Latin tractus ‘drawing, draft’, from trahere ‘draw, pull’.

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2. www.newhealthadvisor.org › Order-of-DigestiveWhat Is the Order of Digestive System? | New Health Advisor

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   1 day ago · Your digestive system consists of the digestive tract – also called the gastrointestinal (GI) tract – and the liver, gallbladder and pancreas. The digestive tract is basically a series of hollow organs jointed in a twisting tube from the mouth all the way down to the anus.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › EsophagusEsophagus - Wikipedia

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   21 hours ago · Upper and lower human gastrointestinal tract. The esophagus (American English) or oesophagus (British English, see spelling differences; both / iː ˈ s ɒ f ə ɡ ə s, ɪ-/; pl.: (o)esophagi or (o)esophaguses), colloquially known also as the food pipe, food tube, or gullet, is an organ in vertebrates through which food passes, aided by ...

   • Latin: Oesophagus
   • System: Digestive system

   • Artery: Esophageal arteries

4. www.nagwa.com › en › explainersLesson Explainer: Absorption and Defecation | Nagwa

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   2 days ago · View All Classes. In this explainer, we will learn how to describe how products of digestion are absorbed by the small intestine, outline how the small intestine is adapted to do this, and explain how food that cannot be digested is removed from the body by defecation.

5. www.medscape.com › viewarticle › do-you-really-knowDo You Really Know a UTI When You See It? - Medscape

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   1 day ago · An updated clinical approach to diagnosing urinary tract infections (UTIs) that considers five potential phenotype categories instead of the usual three could aid clinical management and better ...

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tract houseTract house - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   3 days ago · Definitions of tract house. noun. one of many houses of similar design constructed together on a tract of land. see more.

7. onlinelibrary.wiley.com › doi › 10Urinary tract infections in young infants with a normal urine ...

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   3 days ago · Aim To assess missed urinary tract infections (UTI) in febrile infants ≤2 months when adhering to recent guidelines suggesting not to send a urine culture with a negative dipstick. Methods A retro...

8. www.nature.com › subjects › respiratory-tract-diseasesRespiratory tract diseases - Latest research and news | Nature

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   5 days ago · Respiratory tract diseases are illnesses that affect components of the respiratory system, including the nasal passages, the bronchi and the lungs. They range from acute infections, such as...