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alimentary

[al-uh-men-tuh-ree] / ˌæl əˈmɛn tə ri /


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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

The digestive system is made up by the alimentary canal, or the digestive tract, and other abdominal organs that play a part in digestion such as the liver and the pancreas.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015

These tissues serve to hold the alimentary canal in place near the ventral surface of the vertebral column.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

It is often due in young children to the irritation involved in the process of teething or to that caused by the presence of worms in the alimentary canal.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various




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