Stomach

Stomach

The stomach is a muscular, hollow, dilated part of the digestion system which functions as an important organ of the digestive tract in some animals, including vertebrates, echinoderms, insects (mid-gut), and molluscs. It is involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication (chewing).

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Famous quotes containing the word stomach:

    Those with stomach still to copulate strive in vain.
    Samuel Beckett (1906–1989)

    She either gives a stomach and no food—
    Such are the poor, in health; or else a feast
    And takes away the stomach—such are the rich,
    That have abundance and enjoy it not.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    That’s metaphysics, my dear fellow. It’s forbidden me by my doctor, my stomach won’t take it.
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