alimentation

noun

al·​i·​men·​ta·​tion ˌa-lə-mən-ˈtā-shən 

-ˌmen-

: the act or process of affording nutriment or nourishment

intravenous alimentation

Examples of alimentation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Panicked buyers swept up fundamentals of alimentation and elimination: yeast, flour, bathroom tissue. —Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2020

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French, "nourishment, sustenance," borrowed from Medieval Latin alimentātiōn-, alimentātiō, from Late Latin alimentāre "to nourish, maintain" + Latin -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at aliment entry 2

First Known Use

circa 1656, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

alimentation

noun

al·​i·​men·​ta·​tion ˌal-ə-mən-ˈtā-shən, -ˌmen- 

: the act or process of affording nutriment or nourishment

intravenous alimentation