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alimentary

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alimentary /al·i·men·ta·ry/ (al″ĭ-men´tah-re) pertaining to food or nutritive material, or to the organs of digestion.
al·i·men·ta·ry (l-mnt-r, -tr)
adj.
1. Concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion.
2. Providing nourishment.

alimentary
pertaining to or caused by food, or nutritive material.

alimentary canal
all the organs making up the route taken by food as it passes through the body from mouth to anus; it comprises the esophagus, stomach, and small and large intestines. Called also digestive tract. See also digestive system.
alimentary ketosis
alimentary system
see digestive system.
alimentary toxic aleukia
leukopenia due to ingested toxin, e.g. Fusarium spp. poisoning, stachybotrytoxicosis.

alimentary
adjective Gastrointestinal, pertaining to food, nutrition, or the organs of digestion


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