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alimentation

[al-uh-men-tey-shuhn] / ˌæl ə mɛnˈteɪ ʃən /


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Life was only a matter of intake and alimentation and reproduction.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

This divergence is shown, first, in the method of alimentation.

From Creative Evolution by Arthur Mitchell

As in the case of respiration, alimentation and excretion are suspended during hibernation.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

In the case of consumptives very great attention should be paid to ventilation, and to the alimentation both of the patient and the attendants.

From Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity by Louis Philippe McCarty

Treatment should be directed toward maintaining warmth and proper alimentation.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon




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