alvine
See also: Alvīne
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin alvus (“belly”) + -ine (compare French alvin).
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editalvine (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Of or pertaining to the belly or intestines.
- alvine discharges alvine concretions
- 1829, H[enri] M[ilne-]Edwards, P[ierre] Vavasseur, Joseph Togno, E[lias] Durand, “Tonic Substances”, in A Manual of Materia Medica and Pharmacy, […], Philadelphia, Pa.: Carey, Lea & Carey— […], →OCLC, pages 115–116:
- Should the dose of bark [of Cinchona trees] be too strong, or its use be too long continued, or finally, the digestive canal, or any other organ be in a state of inflammation, all the phenomena we have just mentioned become more intense and all the symptoms of phlegmasia are aggravated. Uneasiness and dry heat are felt at the epigastric region; nausea, borborygm, vomiting or alvine evacuations take place; […]
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editReferences
edit- “alvine”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “alvine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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editFrench
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editalvine
Italian
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editalvine f pl
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