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:

    A surfeit of the sweetest things
    The deepest loathing to the stomach brings.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    This rudeness is a sauce to his good wit,
    Which gives men stomach to digest his words
    With better appetite.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

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