VIA

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1894 · p. 32

(Lat.), n. f. Vi(wia)'as. Gr., ofids. Fr., vote. Ger., Weg. A way, pa age, or tract; also a method or manner, [a, 48.] Primae viae. Fr.. premieres voies. The gastro-intestinal tract. [K.] Secundae viae. An old term for the lacteals. [K.] V. humid a. See Wet WAY. Viae lacrimales. See Lacrymal PASSAGES. V. sicca. See Dry WAY. [s. 713]