alvine

[ al-vin, -vahyn ]

adjective

, Medicine/Medical Obsolete.

1. of or relating to the belly; intestinal.

alvine

/ ˈælvɪn; -vaɪn /

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

Of, from, in, or pertaining to, the belly or the intestines; as, alvine discharges; alvine concretions.

From Project Gutenberg

Common diarrhœa—purging, or scours—manifests itself simply by the copiousness and fluidity of the alvine evacuations.

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Two drops, when made into pills with bread, usually produce alvine evacuations in half or three quarters of an hour.

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Consequently, if this secretion is interrupted by disease, there will be a proportionally diminished necessity for alvine evacuations.

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When you wish to accelerate or augment the alvine exoneration, take two, three, or more, according to the effect you desire to produce.

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