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stom⋅ach

[stuhm-uh

–noun

Anatomy, Zoology.

a.	a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food.

b.	such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts.

c.	any one of these sections.

2.	Zoology. any analogous digestive cavity or tract in invertebrates.

3.	the part of the body containing the stomach; belly or abdomen.

4.	appetite for food.

5.	desire, inclination, or liking: I have no stomach for this trip.

Obsolete.

a.	spirit; courage.

b.	pride; haughtiness.

c.	resentment; anger.

–verb (used with object)

7.	to endure or tolerate (someone or something): I can't stomach your constant nagging.

8.	Obsolete. to be offended at or resent.

Origin:
1300–50; ME stomak < L stomachus gullet, stomach < Gk stómachos orig., opening; akin to stoma

Synonyms:
7. bear, stand, abide, countenance.

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stom·ach (stŭm'ək)

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n.

1. The enlarged, saclike portion of the alimentary canal, one of the principal organs of digestion, located in vertebrates between the esophagus and the small intestine.
2. A similar digestive structure of many invertebrates.
3. Any of the four compartments into which the stomach of a ruminant is divided.
The abdomen or belly.
An appetite for food.
A desire or inclination, especially for something difficult or unpleasant: had no stomach for quarrels.
Courage; spirit.
Obsolete Pride.

tr.v. stom·ached, stom·ach·ing, stom·achs

To bear; tolerate.
Obsolete To resent.

[Middle English, from Old French stomaque, estomac, from Latin stomachus, from Greek stomakhos, gullet, from stoma, mouth.]

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Stomach

Stom"ach\, n. [OE. stomak, F. estomac, L. stomachus, fr. Gr. sto`machos stomach, throat, gullet, fr. 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 animal; a digestive cavity. See Digestion, and Gastric juice, under Gastric.

2. The desire for food caused by hunger; appetite; as, a good stomach for roast beef. --Shak.

3. Hence appetite in general; inclination; desire.

He which hath no stomach to this fight, Let him depart. --Shak.

4. Violence of temper; anger; sullenness; resentment; willful obstinacy; stubbornness. [Obs.]

Stern was his look, and full of stomach vain. --Spenser.

This sort of crying proceeding from pride, obstinacy, and stomach, the will, where the fault lies, must be bent. --Locke.

5. Pride; haughtiness; arrogance. [Obs.]

He was a man Of an unbounded stomach. --Shak.

Stomach pump (Med.), a small pump or syringe with a flexible tube, for drawing liquids from the stomach, or for injecting them into it.

Stomach tube (Med.), a long flexible tube for introduction into the stomach.

Stomach worm (Zo["o]l.), the common roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) found in the human intestine, and rarely in the stomach.

Stomach

Stom"ach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stomached; p. pr. & vb. n. Stomaching.] [Cf. L. 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 affront. --L'Estrange.

The Parliament sit in that body . . . to be his counselors and dictators, though he stomach it. --Milton.

2. To bear without repugnance; to brook. [Colloq.]

Stomach

Stom"ach\, v. i. To be angry. [Obs.] --Hooker.

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Language Translation for : stomach

Spanish: estómago,

German: der Magen,

Japanese: 胃

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stomach

An organ in the digestive system, on the left side of the body behind the lower rib cage, that receives chewed food from the esophagus. Tiny glands in the stomach's lining secrete gastric juice, which contains acids, mucus, and enzymes. This fluid, along with the muscular churning actions of the stomach, helps transform food into a thick, semifluid mass that can be passed into the small intestine for digestion.

stomach

c.1300, "internal pouch into which food is digested," from O.Fr. estomac, from L. stomachus "stomach, throat," also "pride, inclination, indignation" (which were thought to have their origin in that organ), from Gk. stomachos "throat, gullet, esophagus," lit. "mouth, opening," from stoma "mouth" (see stoma). Applied to the openings of various internal organs, especially the stomach, then to the stomach itself. Some 16c. anatomists tried to correct the sense back to "esophagus" and introduce ventricle for what we call the stomach. Meaning "belly, midriff, part of the body that contains the stomach" is from c.1375. Figurative senses in L. extended into M.E. (cf. "relish, inclination, desire," 1513). The verb meaning "to tolerate, put up with" is from 1577; earlier sense was opposite: "to be offended at, resent" (1523), from L. stomachari "to be resentful."

Main Entry: stom·ach
Pronunciation: 'st&m-&k, -ik
Function: noun
1 a : a saclike expansion of the alimentary canal of a vertebratecommunicating anteriorly with the esophagus and posteriorly with the duodenum and being typically a simple often curved sac with an outer serous coat, a strong complex muscular wall that contractsrhythmically, and a mucous lining membrane that contains gastric glands b : one of the compartments of a ruminant stomach stomach of aruminant>
2 : a cavity in an invertebrate animal that is analogous to a stomach
3 : the part of the body that contains the stomach : BELLY, ABDOMEN

stomach stom·ach (stŭm'ək)
n.
The enlarged saclike portion of the digestive tract between the esophagus and small intestine, lying just beneath the diaphragm.

stomach (stŭm'ək) Pronunciation Key

A saclike muscular organ in vertebrate animals that stores and breaks down ingested food. Food enters the stomach from the esophagus and passes to the small intestine through the pylorus. Glands in the stomach secrete hydrochloric acid and the digestive enzyme pepsin.
A similar digestive structure of many invertebrates.
Any of the four compartments into which the stomach of a ruminant is divided (the rumen, reticulum, omasum, or abomasum).

stomach

see butterflies in one's stomach; can't stand (stomach) the sight of; eyes are bigger than one's stomach; no stomach for; sick to one's stomach; turn one's stomach.

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