alimentum

food, nourishment

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A young adult man eating a spoonful of food, with a restrained anatomical cutaway showing the continuous digestive tract from mouth through esophagus, stomach and intestines.

adjective

alimentary

al-uh-MEN-tuh-ree/ˌælʌmˈɛntɝi/

Relating to nourishment or the digestive system.

Etymology

alimentLatinfood, nourishment

+aryLatinconnected with; a person concerned with

The pieces mean “pertaining to nourishment.” The digestive sense keeps that food-centered meaning: it describes the bodily system through which food supplies nourishment.

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