alimentary canal
Americannoun
noun
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The tube or passage of the digestive system through which food passes, nutrients are absorbed, and waste is eliminated.
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See also digestive tract
Etymology
Origin of alimentary canal
First recorded in 1755–65
Example Sentences
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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
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
The first group is the organs that make up the alimentary canal.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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
Mr. Ashton also reckons as causes, reflex irritation from other parts of the alimentary canal, and the influence of malaria.
From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.
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