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
Earthworms are an example of an animal with an alimentary canal.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Animals belonging to superphylum Lophotrochozoa are protostomes, in which the blastopore, or the point of involution of the ectoderm or outer germ layer, becomes the mouth opening to the alimentary canal.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Extrinsic innervations of the alimentary canal are provided by the autonomic nervous system, which includes both sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The alimentary canal is almost constantly affected by acute intestinal catarrh, with enlargement of the intestinal follicles and mesenteric glands, while there are frequently hemorrhages from the serous and mucous membranes.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Vocabulary lists containing alimentary
Adam West (1928-2017) Tribute List
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Vocabulary Video Contest (2013) - List 2
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