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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of alvine1

1745–55; < Latin ²¹±ô±¹Ä«²Ô³Ü²õ, equivalent to alv ( us ) belly + -Ä«²Ô³Ü²õ -ine 1
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of alvine1

C18: from Latin alvus belly
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Of, from, in, or pertaining to, the belly or the intestines; as, alvine discharges; alvine concretions.

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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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