Aliment (al'im-ent). Food, or nutritive material.
Alimentary Canal (al-imen'ta-re). The portion of the digestive apparatus
through which the food passes after
mastication. The canal from the mouth
to the anus; gullet, stomach, bowel, anus.
Alkali (al'kal-i). A compound which forms salts with acids and soaps with
fats. Potash, soda, lithia, ammonia.
Alterative (awl-ter-at-iv). A medicine that produces a favorable change in
the processes of nutrition and repair.
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Alveolar (al-ve'o-lar). Pertaining to an alveolus.
Alveolus (al-ve-olus). Bone socket of a tooth; air sac of the lungs, etc.
Amaurosis (am-aw-ro'sis). Blindness without any visible defect in the eye,
from disease of the optic nerve, retina, brain.
Amenorrhea (am-en-or-re'ah). Absence or abnormal stoppage of the monthly
sickness.
Amniotic Liquid (am-ne-ot'ik). A fluid enclosed within the amnion which
nourishes and protects the foetus (unborn child).