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alvine

/al-vin, -vahyn/US // ˈæl vɪn, -vaɪn //UK // (ˈælvɪn, -vaɪn) //

阿尔文,阿尔维纳,阿尔维尼,阿尔维娜

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Medicine/Medical Obsolete.

    • : of or relating to the belly; intestinal.

Examples

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

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

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

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

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