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What (who) is tract - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Tracts; Tract (disambiguation)
tract
tract1
¦ noun
1. a large area of land.
2. an indefinitely large extent of something.
3. a major passage in the body or other continuous elongated anatomical structure.
Origin
ME (in the sense 'duration or course of time'): from L. tractus 'drawing, draught', from trahere 'draw, pull'.
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tract2
¦ noun a short treatise in pamphlet form, typically on a religious subject.
Origin
ME, appar. an abbrev. of L. tractatus (see tractate).
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tract3
¦ noun (in the Roman Catholic Church) an anthem of Scriptural verses formerly replacing the alleluia in certain penitential and requiem Masses.
Origin
ME: from med. L. tractus (cantus) 'drawn-out (song)', past participle of L. trahere 'draw'.
tract
n.
1.
Region, district, territory, quarter.
2.
Piece (of land), part, portion, parcel, plot, patch.
3.
Treatise, dissertation, pamphlet, essay, written discourse, disquisition, sermon, homily.
4.
Length, extent, continued duration.
tract
n.
system of organs
the digestive; gastrointestinal; genitourinary; intestinal; respiratory tract
Examples of use of tract
1. The surgeon added that the twins might have a single liver, digestive tract and reproductive tract.
2. "It‘s a vulnerability of the female genital tract.
3. It‘s the chemo, the side effects, the urinary tract infection.
4. Urinary tract infections account for the biggest portion.
5. These are actually small muscle contractions in the digestive tract.