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:
“The eye deals with excess more easily than the stomach does.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“Those with stomach still to copulate strive in vain.”
—Samuel Beckett (1906–1989)
“A surfeit of the sweetest things
The deepest loathing to the stomach brings.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)