alvine

[ al-vin, -vahyn ]

adjectiveMedicine/Medical Obsolete.

of or relating to the belly; intestinal.

Origin of alvine

1745–55; <Latin alvīnus, equivalent to alv(us) belly + -īnus-ine¹

Words Nearby alvine

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How to use alvine in a sentence

The unpleasant smell of the alvine evacuations is assuredly a large element in the disgust these inspire.
The Sexual Life of the Child | Albert Moll
It is true that the kernel causes colic and copious alvine discharges.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines | T. H. Pardo de Tavera
They had no specific medicine, but administered drugs that produced frequent and copious alvine evacuations.
At the Court of the Amr | John Alfred Gray
The influence on the alvine process is if anything even more marked than that on the assimilative process.
The Electric Bath | George M. Schweig
The condition of the voluntary abdominal muscles is likewise a factor in the alvine process.
The Electric Bath | George M. Schweig

British Dictionary definitions for alvine

alvine

/ (ˈælvɪn, -vaɪn) /

adjective

obsolete of or relating to the intestines or belly

Origin of alvine

C18: from Latin alvus belly

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