Look up: stomach

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   Stomach
   The stomach is a region of the alimentary canal. Food accumulates in the stomach and some digestion may take place.
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   stomach
   [n] - an appetite for food 2. [n] - an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal 3. [v] - bear to eat
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   Stomach
   Organ of the digestive system. The stomach digests food and absorbs water. Lymphoma can sometimes develop in the stomach.
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   Stomach
   Remember, stomach can be a synonym for abdomen
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   Stomach
   The sac-like organ of the digestive system. It helps digest food by churning it and mixing it with acids to break it down into smaller pieces.
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   Stomach
   An organ situated in the upper part of the abdomen joining the oesophagus (gullet) to the small intestine.
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   Stomach
   The sac like part of the alimentary canal in which food is stored until it is digested.
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   Stomach
   Stomach: 1. The sac-shaped digestive organ that is located in the upper abdomen, under the ribs. The upper part of the stomach connects to the esophagus, and the lower part leads into the small intestine. When food enters the stomach, muscles in the stomach wall create a rippling motion (peristalsis) that mixes and mashes the food. At the same time ...
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   stomach
   the enlarged part of the alimentary tract Category: Medicine
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    Stomach
    Stom'ach noun [ Middle English stomak , French estomac , Latin stomachus , from Greek sto`machos stomach, throat, gullet, from sto`ma a mouth, any outlet or entrance.] 1. (Anat.) An enlargement, or series of enlargements, in the anterior part of the alimentary canal, in which food is digested; any cavity in which digestion takes place in an a ...
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    Stomach
    Stom'ach transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Stomached ; present participle & verbal noun Stomaching .] [ Confer Latin stomachari , v.t. & i., to be angry or vexed at a thing.] 1. To resent; to remember with anger; to dislike. Shak. « The lion began to show his teeth, and to stomach the af ...
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    Stomach
    Stom'ach intransitive verb To be angry. [ Obsolete] Hooker.
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    stomach
    <anatomy, gastroenterology> The most dilated portion of the digestive tube, situated between the oesophagus and the beginning of the small intestine (duodenum). It lies in the upper central portion of the abdomen (above the umbilicus) and to the left of the midline. The stomach produces gastric juice (acidic) which serves to breakdown protein ...
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    stomach
    tummy noun an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
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    stomach
    noun an appetite for food; `exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner`
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    Stomach
    In anatomy, the `stomach` is a bean-shaped hollow muscular organ of the gastrointestinal tract involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication. The word `stomach` is derived from the Latin `stomachus`, which derives from the Greek word `stomachos` . The words `gastro-` and `gastric` (meaning related to the stomach) are both derived from the Greek word `gaster` .
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    stomach
    (stum´әk) the curved, muscular, saclike structure that is an enlargement of the alimentary canal (see digestive system) and lies between the esophagus and the small intestine. The wall of the stomach consists of four layers, including mucous and muscular ones. Its muscles allow the stomach to expand when food ente...
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    Stomach
    • (n.) Pride; haughtiness; arrogance. • (v. i.) To be angry. • (v. t.) To bear without repugnance; to brook. • (n.) Hence appetite in general; inclination; desire. • (v. t.) To resent; to remember with anger; to dislike. • (n.) The desire for food caused by hunger; appetite; as, a good stomach for roast beef. • (n...
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    stomach
    saclike expansion of the digestive system, between the esophagus and the small intestine; it is located in the anterior portion of the abdominal ... [17 related articles]
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    stomach
    A large irregularly piriform sac between the esophagus and the small intestine, lying just beneath the diaphragm; when distended it is 25–28 cm in length and 10–10.5 cm in its greatest diameter, and has a capacity of about 1 L. Its wall has four coats or tunics: mucous, submucous, muscular, and peritoneal; the muscular coat is composed of...
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    stomach
    The sac-like part of the gastrointestinal tract system that follows, and receives food from, the esophagus. The stomach, which is located in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen, is divided into the fundic, cardiac, body, and pyloric regions. The lesser and greater curvatures are on the right and ...
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    stomach
    stomach, saclike dilation in the gastrointestinal tract between the esophagus and the intestines, forming an organ of digestion. The stomach is present in virtually all vertebrate animals and in many invertebrates. In ruminants such as the cow, the stomach is divided into four separate chambers. One...
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