Alimentary canal: The digestive tract. See: Gastrointestinal tract.
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary n. The mucous membrane-lined tube of the digestive system through which food passes, in which digestion takes place, and ...
Alimentary Canal. From Donna Myers, former About.com Guide. Updated: September 14, 2006. About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by the Medical ...
alimentary canal, pathway by which food enters the body and solid wastes are expelled. The alimentary canal includes the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small ...
ALIMENTARY CANAL, in anatomy. The alimentary canal, strictly speaking, is the whole digestive tract from the mouth to the anus. From the one orifice to the other the tube ...
canal /ca·nal/ (kah-nal´) a relatively narrow tubular passage or channel. adductor canal a fascial tunnel in the middle third of the medial part of the thigh ...