Of+the+stomach

  • 81stomach — I UK [ˈstʌmək] / US noun [countable] Word forms stomach : singular stomach plural stomachs ** the soft part at the front of your body between your chest and your legs A horse had kicked her in the stomach. My stomach is getting fat. a) the organ… …

    English dictionary

  • 82stomach — stom|ach1 [ stʌmək ] noun count ** the soft part at the front of your body between your chest and your legs: A horse had kicked her in the stomach. My stomach is getting fat. a. the organ inside this part of your body where food goes when you… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 83stomach — n. & v. n. 1 a the internal organ in which the first part of digestion occurs, being in man a pear shaped enlargement of the alimentary canal linking the oesophagus to the small intestine. b any of several such organs in animals, esp. ruminants,… …

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  • 84Stomach disease — ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D013272 Gastropathy is a general term used for stomach disease. [DorlandsDict|four/000043887|Gastropathy] Examples including the name include: * Portal hypertensive gastropathy …

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  • 85stomach — stom|ach1 W3S3 [ˈstʌmək] n ↑artery, ↑brain, ↑fatty, ↑tissue, ↑heart, ↑kidney, ↑intestine, ↑intestine2, ↑small, ↑large, ↑liver, ↑ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 86stomach — 01. He punched me in the [stomach], and knocked the wind out of me. 02. She has a large scar on her [stomach] from where her appendix was removed. 03. We lay down on our [stomachs] in front of the television to watch the movie. 04. The young boy… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 87Stomach paralysis — Formally called gastroparesis, this is a medical condition in which the muscle of the stomach is paralyzed by a disease of either the stomach muscle itself or the nerves controlling the muscle. As a consequence, food and secretions do not empty… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 88stomach — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stomak, from Anglo French estomac, from Latin stomachus gullet, esophagus, stomach, from Greek stomachos, from stoma mouth; akin to Middle Breton staffn mouth, Avestan staman Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) a… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 89stomach*/*/ — [ˈstʌmək] noun [C] I 1) the soft part at the front of your body that is between your chest and your legs A horse had kicked her in the stomach.[/ex] 2) the organ inside your body where food goes when you have eaten it She ll feel better when she… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 90Stomach emptying study — Also called a gastric emptying study, this test evaluates the emptying of food from the stomach. For a gastric emptying study, a patient eats a meal in which the solid food, liquid food or both are mixed with a small amount of radioactive… …

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