Meanings
plural GI tracts
- anatomySynonym of gastrointestinal tract.
But less complex scopes also pose contamination risks – and they’re used on far more people: Each year in the United States, doctors perform more than 15 million colonoscopies and 7 million endoscopies of the upper GI tract.
2018 August 3, Emily Bazar, “Questions to ask before a colonoscopy to avoid dangerous infections”, in CNNSynonyms: gastrointestinal tract
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of gastrointestinal tract.
More synonyms by meaning
nountubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
GI tract. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/GI%20tract
“GI tract.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/GI%20tract. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “GI tract,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/GI%20tract.
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