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That which is introduced into the body by the stomach or alimentary canal; -- opposed to egesta.

The act of taking or putting into the stomach; as, the ingestion of milk or other food.

wallowing greedily or immoderately; that which is so swallowed. E. Darwin. He drowned his stomach and senses with a large draught and ingurgitation of wine. Bacon.

That part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.

s, skin, and urine, whiteness of the fæces, constipation, uneasiness in the region of the stomach, loss of appetite, and general languor and lassitude. It is caused usually by obstruction of the biliary passages and consequent damming up, in the liver, of the bile, which is then absorbed into the blood. Blue jaundice.…

The stomach of a calf, prepared for rennet. Halliwell.

The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster; -- so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure. It consists of calcareous plates. Ladies' man, a man who affects the society of ladies. -- Lady altar, an altar in a lady chapel. Shipley. -- Lady chapel, a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary. -…

Empty of contents. "A leer stomach." Gifford.

r retains an organ in place; as, the gastrophrenic ligament, connecting the diaphragm and stomach.

Easy to be digested; not oppressive to the stomach; as, light food; also, containing little nutriment.

one man's purse, except lined beyond ordinary, to reach unto. Carew. Till coffee has her stomach lined. Swift.

ce; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present reputation.

if meanwhile the host is bitten by a mosquito, the parasites develop into gametes in the stomach of the insect. These conjugate, the zygote thus produced divides, forming spores, and eventually sporozoites, which, penetrating to the salivary glands of the mosquito, may be introduced into a new host. The attacks of the…

The third stomach of a ruminant animal. [Local, U.S.]

The third division, or that between the reticulum, or honeycomb stomach, and the abomasum, or rennet stomach, in the stomach of ruminants; the omasum; the psalterium. So called from the numerous folds in its mucous membrane. See Illust of Ruminant.

A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.

A stomach; the receptacle into which food is taken by swallowing; in birds, the craw; -- now used only of the lower animals, exept humorously or in contempt. Chaucer. Bellies and maws of living creatures. Bacon.

Any intestinal worm found in the stomach, esp. the common round worm (Ascaris lumbricoides), and allied species.

The fold of peritoneum connecting the stomach with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity; the mesogastrium.

Of or pertaining to the middle region of the abdomen, or of the stomach.