| abomasum |
the fourth stomach chamber of cud-chewing mammals such as cows, in which food is digested. |
| autonomic nervous system |
the part of the nervous system in vertebrates that controls involuntary bodily processes, such as the operation of the heart, stomach, and glands; sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems together. |
| barium sulfate |
an opaque insoluble white powder that is used as a pigment in paints and a filler for plastics and textiles, and is swallowed as a diagnostic aid in x-ray examination of the stomach and intestines. |
| belch |
to expel gas from the stomach through the mouth, in a spasmodic, noisy burst, as after eating or drinking. [1/4 definitions] |
| belly |
the front or underpart of mammals that contains the stomach and intestines. [1/5 definitions] |
| bowel |
(usu. pl.) the part of the digestive organs below the stomach; intestine. [1/2 definitions] |
| cardia |
the opening from the esophagus into the stomach. |
| cardiac |
of or pertaining to the opening of the esophagus into the stomach. [1/3 definitions] |
| carminative |
a substance that induces expulsion of gas from the stomach and intestines. [2 definitions] |
| chyme |
the semifluid thick mass that is the product of the partial digestion of food in the stomach and that passes into the small intestine. |
| cilium |
one of the microscopic hairlike structures on the surface of many cells, providing locomotion in single-celled animals and movement of fluid across the cells that line certain organs, such as the lungs or stomach, in complex animals. [1/3 definitions] |
| cud |
a quantity of food that certain animals such as cows bring up from the first stomach to chew again. |
| digestive juice |
any or all of the fluids produced by the body to digest food, such as secretions by the salivary glands, stomach walls, pancreas, and liver. |
| duodenum |
the short, rather straight portion of the small intestine nearest to the stomach. |
| esophagus |
a muscular tube from the mouth cavity to the stomach; gullet. |
| filling |
of food, causing one to feel fullness of the stomach after eating. [1/4 definitions] |
| gastric |
of or concerning the stomach. |
| gastric juice |
a colorless liquid, containing hydrochloric acid and enzymes, that is secreted by glands in the lining of the stomach; digestive fluid. |
| gastric ulcer |
an open sore in the stomach lining, caused by the corrosive action of gastric juice. |
| gastritis |
an abnormal inflammation of the lining or other part of the stomach. |
| gastro- |
stomach. |