Meanings
- not comparableNot alimentary; unrelated to food, nutrition, and digestion.
The radiation therapist benefits from a working knowledge of the nonalimentary organs of the abdomen and pelvis.
2015, Charles M. Washington, Dennis T. Leaver, Principles and Practice of Radiation Therapy, page 4182 more examples
In the final analysis they all are a result of the action of a stonger excitation from another, nonalimentary reaction on the cortical representation of salivary secretion, although the conditions for the onset of these other reactions may differ in their most diverse details.
2016, Peter K. Anokhin, Samuel A. Corson, Biology and Neurophysiology of the Conditioned Reflex and its Role in Adaptive Behavior, page 417A variety of nonalimentary modifications of teeth have been identified in past populations, some of which are intentional and some incidental.
2019, Madeleine L. Mant, Alyson Jaagumägi Holland, Bioarchaeology of Marginalized People, page 40
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