ALIMENTARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alimentary mean? 

• ALIMENTARY (adjective)
  The adjective ALIMENTARY has 1 sense:

1. of or providing nourishment

  Familiarity information: ALIMENTARY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALIMENTARY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or providing nourishment

Synonyms:

alimental; alimentary; nourishing; nutrient; nutritious; nutritive

Context example:

good nourishing stew

Similar:

wholesome (conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being)

Derivation:

aliment (a source of materials to nourish the body)

 Context examples 

Non-encapsulated accumulations of lymphoid tissue in the alimentary tract that form a secretory immune system containing cells committed to IgA or IgE synthesis; include tonsils, Peyer's patches, lamina propria, and appendix.

(Murine Gut Associated Lymphoid Tissue, NCI Thesaurus)

Ulcer that occurs in those portions of the alimentary tract which come into contact with gastric juice containing pepsin and acid.

(Peptic Ulcer, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A disorder characterized by a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal.

(Flatulence, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal.

(Flatulence, NCI Thesaurus)

A group of double-stranded DNA viruses that cause warts on the skin and alimentary track of cattle and other mammals.

(Bovine Papillomavirus, NCI Thesaurus)

A taxonomic family of bacterium, in the phylum Bacteroidetes, which is usually found in the mucous membranes and alimentary tract of mammals.

(Bacteroidaceae, NCI Thesaurus)

The cavity located at the upper end of the alimentary canal, behind the teeth and gums that is bounded on the outside by the lips, above by the hard and soft palates and below by the tongue.

(Oral cavity, NCI Thesaurus)

Non-encapsulated accumulations of lymphoid tissue in the alimentary tract that form a secretory immune system containing cells committed to IgA or IgE synthesis; It includes Peyer's patches and the lymphoid tissue which is present throughout the gastrointestinal mucosa.

(Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue, NCI Thesaurus)

An embryonic cell of the inner layer of three germ layers that forms the yolk sac and gives rise to the epithelium of the alimentary and respiratory tracts and the parenchyma of associated glands.

(Endoderm Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

Noncaloric sweeteners, like the rest of alimentary additives, are subject to a strict safety control carried out by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the U S Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and other international institutions such as the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

(Not enough scientific evidence linking noncaloric sweeteners with adverse effects on gut microbiota, University of Granada)