- alimentary bolus
- food bolus the mass of food in the oropharynx or the esophagus, comprising one swallow.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
alimentary bolus
Look at other dictionaries:
bolus — noun a) A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal. b) A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form … Wiktionary
Human gastrointestinal tract — Alimentary canal redirects here. For animal alimentary canal in general, see Gut (anatomy). Human gastrointestinal tract (Digestive System) Stomach colon rectum diagram The human gastrointestinal tract refers to the stomach a … Wikipedia
digestive system, human — Introduction the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… … Universalium
Digestion — For the industrial process, see anaerobic digestion. For the treatment of precipitates in analytical chemistry, see Precipitation (chemistry)#Digestion. Entrails redirects here. For the practice of reading entrails, see Extispicy. Digestion is… … Wikipedia
digestion — digestional, adj. /di jes cheuhn, duy /, n. 1. the process in the alimentary canal by which food is broken up physically, as by the action of the teeth, and chemically, as by the action of enzymes, and converted into a substance suitable for… … Universalium
Swallowing — Swallowed redirects here. For the song by Bush, see Swallowed (song). For the song by Blind Melon, see Nico (album). Gulp redirects here. For other uses, see Gulp (disambiguation). Baby swallowing Swallowing, known scientifically as deglutition,… … Wikipedia
Gastrointestinal tract — Digestive system diagram The digestive tract (also known as the alimentary canal) is the system of organs within multicellular animals that takes in food, digests it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste. The major… … Wikipedia
Cud — This article is about the digestive process of a ruminant. For other uses, see Cud (disambiguation). Cud is a portion of food that returns from a ruminant s stomach in the mouth to be chewed for the second time. More accurately, it is a bolus of… … Wikipedia
remedy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Something that cures or counteracts Nouns 1. remedy, help, redress, restoration; antidote, counterpoison, counterirritant, counteragent, antitoxin, antibody, prophylactic, antiseptic, corrective,… … English dictionary for students
Bezoar — For the animal, see Bezoar Ibex. Bezoar stones were seen as valuable commodities, sometimes with magical healing properties, as in the old English case Chandelor v Lopus[1] … Wikipedia
