(al″ә-men-ta´shәn) giving or receiving of nourishment. parenteral alimentation administration of nutrients intravenously. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
Al`i·men·ta'tion noun [ Confer French alimentation , Late Latin alimentatio .] 1. The act or process of affording nutriment; the function of the alimentary canal. 2. State or mode of being nourished. Bacon. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/55
nourishment; nutrition. · maintenance; support. · addition to the volume of a glacial mass, chiefly by the accumulation of ice, snow, or névé. Cf. ablation (def. 2). Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/alimentation