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:
“This rudeness is a sauce to his good wit,
Which gives men stomach to digest his words
With better appetite.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“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)
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The deepest loathing to the stomach brings.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)