消化液(しょうかえき)

しょうかえき
noun
digestive fluid; digestive juice
medicalbody-internal
1. digestive fluid; digestive juice
A liquid secreted by organs in the digestive system that breaks down food. Includes gastric juice, bile, pancreatic juice, and intestinal fluids.
胃(い)は消化液(しょうかえき)を分泌(ぶんぴつ)する。
The stomach secretes digestive juice.
消化液(しょうかえき)が食(た)べ物(もの)を分解(ぶんかい)する。
Digestive fluids break down food.
ストレスで消化液(しょうかえき)の分泌(ぶんぴつ)が減(へ)ると、消化不良(しょうかふりょう)になることがある。
When the secretion of digestive fluids decreases due to stress, it can lead to indigestion.

Compound of 消化(しょうか) (digestion) + 液(えき) (liquid/fluid). A standard biology and health term. The 液(えき) suffix is used for many bodily and chemical fluids: 血液(けつえき) (blood), 唾液(だえき) (saliva), 体液(たいえき) (body fluid).

The main types of 消化液(しょうかえき):

  • 胃液(いえき): gastric juice
  • 胆汁(たんじゅう): bile
  • 膵液(すいえき): pancreatic juice
  • 腸液(ちょうえき): intestinal fluid

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 胃液(いえき): gastric juice — specifically the digestive fluid in the stomach
  • 消化酵素(しょうかこうそ): digestive enzyme — the active chemical component within digestive fluids
  • 唾液(だえき): saliva — also contains digestive enzymes, but primarily associated with the mouth

Related Words

Compare: 唾液(だえき) (saliva)
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