(a.) Pertaining to aliment or food, or to the function of nutrition; nutritious; alimental; as, alimentary substances.
Example Sentences:
(1) Digestion is initiated in the gastric region by secretion of acid and pepsin; however, diversity of digestive enzymes is highest in the post-gastric alimentary canal with the greatest proteolytic activity in the spiral valve.
(2) Comparison between patients with pancreatic cancer and controls revealed different alimentary habits.
(3) Seventeen patients had type I complex partial seizures (CPS) with three consecutive phases: initial motionless staring, oral-alimentary automatisms, and reactive quasipurposeful movements during impaired consciousness.
(4) The virus has an affinity for the alimentary tract, especially the ileum and right colon.
(5) High incidence risk was ascertained for women who suffered previously from various diseases of reproductive organs, circulatory system, thyroid, diabetes, certain diseases of alimentary, urinary and also respiratory tract.
(6) The most frequent association was cancer in the alimentary tract (53%), followed by uterus, breast and others in that order.
(7) It should be noted nevertheless that the Casale Hospital supplies a scarcely industrialized urban area, and a wide rural environment, so that resident population might be included within one of the groups partially protected by environmental and alimentary conritions against the disease.
(8) Experimental data are presented on the formation and retention during 24 hours of a motor alimentary conditioned reflex (MCR) in a T-maze, in rats 4--5 months and 1,5--2 months old.
(9) Fungal hyphae and, occasionally, the characteristic conidial morphology of Aspergillus fumigatus were seen in sections and direct smears from lesions in the respiratory and alimentary tracts.
(10) Alimentary behaviour of the snails and reactions of modulator neurones of alimentary behaviour to carrot juice presentation were inhibited in sensitized animals.
(11) Not only conditioned positive and inhibitory reactions were affected, but unconditioned alimentary reflexes as well, while food motivation sharply decreased.
(12) This study shows the efficacy of both quinolones in eradicating gram-negative bacilli in the alimentary tract of bone marrow transplant patients; however, the finding of the overgrowth of resistant gram-positive organisms during treatment with these agents deserves further evaluation.
(13) Activation of the cholinoreactive system of the amygdalar basolateral part has an inhibitory effect and the blockade has an activating effect on the realization of the secretory component of alimentary conditioned reactions.
(14) The prognosis of congenital heart disease, of obstructions of the alimentary canal and many other conditions has improved beyond recognition.
(15) Interactions between environmental factors and the alimentary tract depend on (1) factors related to the alimentary tract that are determined by anatomic, physiologic, and biochemical considerations; (2) factors related to the environmental agents; and (3) individually determined factors.
(16) The time spent by the amphetaminil in the alimentary canal does not appear to be a critical factor in the stability and degradation of this substance.
(17) Amyloid deposits were prominent, especially in the alimentary tract, kidneys, spleen, and small blood vessels.
(18) Antibodies to erythrocytes of sheep and human serum albumin were formed in rabbits with alimentary atherosclerosis as intensively as in control.
(19) Induction of experimental neurosis (by collision of the alimentary and avoidance reflex) gave rise to changes not only in the output of HCl and gastric proteinases, but also in the ratio of macromolecular substances.
(20) However, among 27 patients examined by means of intracranial EEG recordings, it was evident that a disgust expression occurred with oro-alimentary automatisms at the beginning of mesial temporal lobe seizures, whereas a happy one occurred without oro-alimentary automatisms at the beginning of lateral temporal lobe seizures.
Nutritious
Definition:
(a.) Nourishing; promoting growth, or preventing decay; alimental.
Example Sentences:
(1) Helping to change people’s behaviour and increasing the proportion of locally grown, nutritious and less calorific foods in the diets of islanders would certainly appear to be a step in the right direction.
(2) These results suggest that the restricted H10 medium with FBS is suitable to maintain the transparency of the incubated lenses rather than the nutritious DME medium with or without FBS.
(3) The coelescence of these concepts into one continuum gives a broad viewpoint which is helpful to understand the biologic implications of any toxic, nutritious or stimulating material under a variety of conditions.
(4) The task of providing infants adequate amounts of nutritious milk, in spite of mothers' ability to produce breast milk, has never been easy.
(5) Environmental approaches to dietary behavior change can reach large segments of the population through increased availability of nutritious foods, provision of quality nutrition services in workplace and health care settings, and accessible information about healthful food choices.
(6) Rats selected a less nutritious diet containing RS + sodium saccharin (appealing taste) over a diet containing HS + sucrose octaacetate (aversive taste) for an initial 6 to 7 days, suggesting that post-ingestional factors did not markedly affect the acceptability during that period.
(7) Nutritious snack choices were first established using correspondence training procedures in a multiple baseline across three children.
(8) Yet, milk is highly nutritious and methods are being explored to use milk while limiting the lactose content.
(9) During pregnancy and the postpartum period, various dietary restrictions were imposed on the mothers, which deprived them of some nutritious ingredients such as fish or meat.
(10) Anorectic restrictor patients showed the most rigid attitude structure, expressing preferences only for the lowest calorie and the most nutritious foods.
(11) Soy protein is a widely used, inexpensive, and nutritious source of dietary protein.
(12) Instead, to get the nutritious blood meal, the spiders feed on the female mosquitoes that carry blood sucked from humans.
(13) School meals are a valuable opportunity to provide children with a nutritious meal and to teach children about healthy eating.
(14) By this diffusion distances for nutritial fluids are kept very short.
(15) Universal Infant Free School meals will ensure that 1.5 million pupils are receiving a free nutritious meal every school day, helping them do better in school, eat healthily and saving families up to £400 a year.
(16) If I'm out, I can guarantee she will not have left me anything nutritious and tasty in the oven.
(17) The major problems involved in producing safe, wholesome and nutritious shellfish are primarily those of sanitation and adequate preservation of the foods until they finally reach the consumer.
(18) Have a look at these "five commandments" from Parenting Matters , a report by Centre Forum, the "liberal thinktank" (their description): 1) Read to your child for 15 minutes; 2) Play with your child on the floor for 10 minutes; 3) Talk with your child for 20 minutes with the television off; 4) Adopt positive attitudes towards your child and praise them frequently; 5) Give your child a nutritious diet to aid development.
(19) The results indicate that further screening studies could lead to the discovery of soybeans which yield flour that is safe and nutritious, with minimal need for heating.
(20) The Federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children provides nutritious foods and dietary counselling to low income women and children with a medically certified nutritional risk.