{Alimentary canal}, the entire channel, extending from the mouth to the anus, by which aliments are conveyed through the body, and the useless parts ejected. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
alimentary — (adj.) 1610s, from M.L. alimentarius pertaining to food, from L. alimentum nourishment, from alere to nourish, rear, support, maintain, from PIE root *al to grow, nourish (see OLD (Cf. old)) … Etymology dictionary
alimentary — [adj] digestive comestible, dietary, digestible, nourishing, nutrient, nutritional, nutritious, nutritive, peptic, salutary, sustaining, sustentative; concepts 406,485 … New thesaurus
alimentary — [al΄ə men′tə rē, al΄əmen′trē] adj. [L alimentarius: see ALIMENT] 1. connected with food or nutrition 2. nourishing 3. furnishing support or sustenance … English World dictionary
alimentary — Relating to food or nutrition. [L. alimentarius, fr. alimentum, nourishment] * * * al·i·men·ta·ry .al ə ment ə rē, men trē adj of, concerned with, or relating to nourishment or to the function of nutrition: NUTRITIVE <alimentary processes of… … Medical dictionary
alimentary — /æləˈmɛntri / (say aluh mentree) adjective 1. concerned with the function of nutrition. 2. relating to food; nutritious. 3. providing sustenance or maintenance. 4. Law protective: an alimentary trust …
alimentary — adj. of, relating to, or providing nourishment or sustenance. Phrases and idioms: alimentary canal Anat. the passage along which food is passed from the mouth to the anus during digestion. Etymology: L alimentarius (as ALIMENT) … Useful english dictionary
Alimentary canal — Alimentary Al i*men ta*ry, a. [L. alimentarius, fr. alimentum: cf. F. alimentaire.] Pertaining to aliment or food, or to the function of nutrition; nutritious; alimental; as, alimentary substances. [1913 Webster] {Alimentary canal}, the entire… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alimentary system — n the organ system devoted to the ingestion, digestion, and assimilation of food and the discharge of residual wastes and consisting of the alimentary canal and those glands or parts of complex glands that secrete digestive enzymes * * * systema… … Medical dictionary
alimentary canal — or alimentary tract n. the passage in the body through which food passes and in which it is digested, extending from the mouth through the esophagus, stomach, and intestines to the anus … English World dictionary
alimentary tract — alimentary canal … Dictionary of ichthyology
