stomach

  • 51Stomach worm — 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… …

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  • 52Stomach oil — is the light oil composed of neutral dietary lipids found in the fore gut or proventriculus of birds in the order Procellariiformes. All albatrosses, procellarids (gadfly petrels and shearwaters) and storm petrels use the oil. The only… …

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  • 53stomach crunch — UK US noun [countable] [singular stomach crunch plural stomach crunches] an exercise to make your stomach flatter, done while lying on your back with your knees bent Thesaurus: physical exercise and exerciseshyponym …

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  • 54stomach pump — n a suction pump with a flexible tube for removing the contents of the stomach * * * a pump for removing the contents from the stomach …

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  • 55stomach worm — n any of various nematode worms parasitic in the stomach of mammals or birds see barber s pole worm, hyostrongylus * * * any parasitic worm that lives in the stomach of an animal, such as species of Haemonchus, Ostertagia, and Teladorsagia …

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  • 56stomach-churning — stomach .churning adj if something is stomach churning, it is extremely unpleasant and makes you feel sick ▪ the stomach churning extremes of physical torture …

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  • 57stomach ache — stomach aches also stomachache N VAR If you have a stomach ache, you have a pain in your stomach …

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  • 58stomach tube — n a flexible rubber tube to be passed through the esophagus into the stomach for introduction of material or removal of gastric contents * * * a nasogastric or orogastric tube …

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  • 59stomach pump — n a machine with a tube that doctors use to suck out food or liquid from someone s stomach, especially after they have swallowed something harmful …

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  • 60stomach ache — stomach ,ache noun count or uncount pain in your stomach …

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