alvine

[ al-vin, -vahyn ]

adjective

, Medicine/Medical Obsolete.

1. of or relating to the belly; intestinal.

alvine

/ -vaɪn; ˈælvɪn /

adjective

1. obsolete.
   of or relating to the intestines or belly

Word History and Origins

Origin of alvine¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of alvine¹

C18: from Latin alvus belly

Example Sentences

The unpleasant smell of the alvine evacuations is assuredly a large element in the disgust these inspire.

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It is true that the kernel causes colic and copious alvine discharges.

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They had no specific medicine, but administered drugs that produced frequent and copious alvine evacuations.

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The influence on the alvine process is if anything even more marked than that on the assimilative process.

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The condition of the voluntary abdominal muscles is likewise a factor in the alvine process.

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