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Alimentary
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AlimentaryHaving to do with food or nutrition. The alimentary tract is the digestive tract.
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Food
Any substance eaten to provide nutritional support for the body.
Alimentary
Having to do with food or nutrition. The alimentary tract is the digestive tract.
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Alimentary canal
Gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
Alimta
Alimta is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): pemetrexed .
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Aerobic
Requiring the use of oxygen. Exercise that conditions the heart and lungs by increasing the efficiency of oxygen intake by the body.
Airway
The passage by which air enters and exits the lungs.
Albino
A person with albinism.
Albumin
A water-soluble protein found in milk, egg, muscle, blood and many vegetable tissues and fluids.
Aldosteronism
A condition resulting when the adrenal glands produce too much of the hormone aldosterone, which regulates fluids and salt in the body.
Alimentary
Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency
Congenital lack of an enzyme that leads to cirrhosis of the liver and obstructive lung disease.
Altitude sickness
A potentially fatal illness caused by being at altitudes high enough to reduce the amount of oxygen available to the body.
Alveoli
The sacs in the lungs at the ends of the smallest airways where oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide in the blood.
Ambulatory
Able to walk. Not confined to bed.
Androgen
Any substance that produces male characteristics. Testosterone and androsterone are natural androgens.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Food
Any substance eaten to provide nutritional support for the body.
Alimentary
Having to do with food or nutrition. The alimentary tract is the digestive tract.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Alimentary canal
Gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
Alimta
Alimta is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) legal in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): pemetrexed .
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Aerobic
Requiring the use of oxygen. Exercise that conditions the heart and lungs by increasing the efficiency of oxygen intake by the body.
Airway
The passage by which air enters and exits the lungs.
Albino
A person with albinism.
Albumin
A water-soluble protein found in milk, egg, muscle, blood and many vegetable tissues and fluids.
Aldosteronism
A condition resulting when the adrenal glands produce too much of the hormone aldosterone, which regulates fluids and salt in the body.
Alimentary
Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency
Congenital lack of an enzyme that leads to cirrhosis of the liver and obstructive lung disease.
Altitude sickness
A potentially fatal illness caused by being at altitudes high enough to reduce the amount of oxygen available to the body.
Alveoli
The sacs in the lungs at the ends of the smallest airways where oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide in the blood.
Ambulatory
Able to walk. Not confined to bed.
Androgen
Any substance that produces male characteristics. Testosterone and androsterone are natural androgens.
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