stomach

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. appetite, hunger; desire, craving, inclination; maw, craw; informal, belly, paunch, corporation. See receptacle.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. paunch, belly, breadbasket; see abdomen .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

belly, abdomen, gut, midsection, intestinal cavity, digestive organ, bowels, viscera, esophagus, craw, rumen, *breadbasket, *spare tire, *beer belly, paunch. ''The greatest of deities.''—Euripides.

WORD FIND

• backing up of food into esophagus, causing pain: reflux, pyrosis, heartburn

• digestive chemical: gastrin, hydrochloric acid, pepsin

• infant’s stomachache: colic

• inflammation: gastritis

• lesion caused by too much acid: ulcer

• muscular contractions that push food out of: peristalsis

• rumbling: borborygmus

• soupy mixture made from digested meal: chyme

• tube leading to stomach: esophagus

• upset: nausea, queasiness, indigestion, dyspepsia

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun A desire for food or drink: appetite, hunger, taste, thirst. See DESIRE. II verb To put up with: abide, accept, bear, brook2, endure, go, stand (for), suffer, support, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand. Informal: lump2. Idioms: take it, take it lying down. See ACCEPT.