Stomach

stum′ak, n. the strong muscular bag into which the food pa es when swallowed, and where it is principally digested: the cavity in any animal for the digestion of its food: appetite, relish for food, inclination generally: disposition, spirit, courage, pride, spleen.— v.t. to brook or put up with: to turn the stomach of: to resent.— adj. Stom′achal .— ns. Stom′acher , a part of the dre covering the front of the body, generally forming the lower part of the bodice in front, sometimes richly ornamented: a large brooch; Stomach′ic , a medicine for the stomach.— adjs. Stomach′ic , -al , pertaining to the stomach: strengthening or promoting the action of the stomach; Stom′achous ( Spens. ), angry, stout, obstinate.— ns. Stom′ach-pump , a syringe with a flexible tube for withdrawing fluids from the stomach, or injecting them into it; Stom′ach-stag′gers , a disease in horses due to a paralytic affection of the stomach. [O. Fr. estomac —L. stomach us —Gr. stomachos , the throat, stomach— stoma , a mouth.]