stomach noun

stomach  The stomach is the organ of your body — kind of a big sac — that digests food We also say people have a stomach for something unpleasant when they can Indigestion and heartburn are common problems You can relieve some stomach problems with over-the-counter medicines and lifestyle changes, such

Plain radiograph The stomach is not usually well visualized on the plain film although a gastric bubble is often These contractions provide mechanical assistance to digestion The empty stomach is only about the size of your fist, but can stretch to hold as much as 4

The stomach is in the upper portion of the abdomen Food travels here after moving down the esophagus The liver, located on the left upper side stomach functions in , 459 Grip , stomach functions in , 459 Gross ' duodenal tube , 892 method of obtaining pancreatic fer- ments from feces , 896 stomach