alimentary
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Let’s not overlook how long it takes for a federal lawsuit to make its way through the judicial alimentary canal.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025
Below this point, the alimentary canal is supplied with blood by arteries branching from the abdominal aorta.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
This largely explains why the liver is the most common site for the metastasis of cancers that originate in the alimentary canal.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Lamina propria—In addition to loose connective tissue, the lamina propria contains numerous blood and lymphatic vessels that transport nutrients absorbed through the alimentary canal to other parts of the body.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Food in the alimentary canal is, strictly speaking, outside the confines of the body; as much so as the fly grasped in the leaves of the insectivorous Dionea is outside of the plant itself.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
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