alvine

American  

[al-vin, -vahyn] / ˈæl vɪn, -vaɪn /

adjective

Medicine/Medical Obsolete.

1. of or relating to the belly; intestinal.

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alvine British  

/ ˈælvɪn, -vaɪn /

adjective

1. obsolete of or relating to the intestines or belly

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Etymology

Origin of alvine

1745–55; < Latin alvīnus, equivalent to alv ( us ) belly + -īnus -ine ¹

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Example Sentences

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alvine

Consequently, if this secretion is interrupted by disease, there will be a proportionally diminished necessity for alvine evacuations.

From Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician by William A. (William Andrus) Alcott

Of, from, in, or pertaining to, the belly or the intestines; as, alvine discharges; alvine concretions.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster

"At least six times in every fleeting day Some tribute to the renal functions pay, And twice or thrice all alvine calls obey."

From Intestinal Ills Chronic Constipation, Indigestion, Autogenetic Poisons, Diarrhea, Piles, Etc. Also Auto-Infection, Auto-Intoxication, Anemia, Emaciation, Etc. Due to Proctitis and Colitis by Alcinous B. (Alcinous Burton) Jamison

It is sufficiently manifest how much uncomfortable feelings of the bowels affect the nervous system, and how immediately and completely the general disorder is relieved by an alvine evacuation.”—p.

From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by William Kitchiner

It may be caused by dryness or emptiness, which rob the child of its nourishment, or by an alvine discharge, by bleeding or some other evacuation, by inflammation of the womb, and other severe disease.

From The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy by Aristotle

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