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Alimentary Tract

Definition: Alimentary Tract

Alimentary Tract

Noun

1. Tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Alimentary Tract

Synonyms: alimentary canal (n), digestive tract (n), digestive tube (n), gastrointestinal tract (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Alimentary Tract

English words defined with "alimentary tract": alimentary tract smear, anastalsiscarminativeduodenal smearesophageal smearflatus-relievinggastric smearoral smearparaduodenal smear, parenteral, peptic ulcer, peptic ulceration, peristalsisvermiculation. (references)
Specialty definitions using "alimentary tract": ActinobacillosisMermithoideaStreptococcus bovisVeillonellaceae. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Alimentary Tract

DomainTitle

Books

  • Alimentary Tract (Systematic Pathology, Vol 3) (reference)

  • Shackelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (reference)

  • Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 5-Volume Set (reference)

  • Alimentary Tract and Abdominal Wall: Colon, Rectum and Anus (Rob and Smith's Operative Surgery) (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Alimentary Tract

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

Alimentary tract of infant showing intestinal necrosis, pneumatosis intestinalis, and perforation site (arrow). Autopsy.Credit: CDC.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Expression: Alimentary Tract

Expression using "alimentary tract": alimentary tract smear. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Alimentary Tract

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  alimentary tract

4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Alimentary Tract

Language Translations for "alimentary tract"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

German

  

verdauungstrakt (alimentary canal, digestive apparatus, digestive canal, digestive tract, gastrointestinal tract). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

alimentaryay acttray

   

Russian 

  

пищеварительный тракт (alimentary canal). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Alimentary Tract

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-e-i-l-m-n-r-r-t-t-t-y"

-4 letters: intercalary.

-5 letters: alimentary, antimatter, catamenial, centrality.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Alimentary Tract


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 6C 69 6D 65 6E 74 61 72 79      54 72 61 63 74

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01101100 01101001 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100 01100001 01110010 01111001 00100000 01010100 01110010 01100001 01100011 01110100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#108 &#105 &#109 &#101 &#110 &#116 &#97 &#114 &#121 &#32 &#84 &#114 &#97 &#99 &#116

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 006C 0069 006D 0065 006E 0074 0061 0072 0079      0054 0072 0061 0063 0074

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3578757971808667849125484676986

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Expressions
7. Expressions: Internet
8. Translations: Modern
9. Anagrams
10. Orthography
11. Bibliography


  

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