Stomach pump

Stomach pump
Stomach Stom"ach, n. [OE. stomak, F. estomac, L. stomachus, fr. Gr. sto`machos stomach, throat, gullet, fr. sto`ma a mouth, any outlet or entrance.] 1. (Anat.) An enlargement, or series of enlargements, in the anterior part of the alimentary canal, in which food is digested; any cavity in which digestion takes place in an animal; a digestive cavity. See {Digestion}, and {Gastric juice}, under {Gastric}. [1913 Webster]

2. The desire for food caused by hunger; appetite; as, a good stomach for roast beef. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. Hence appetite in general; inclination; desire. [1913 Webster]

He which hath no stomach to this fight, Let him depart. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. Violence of temper; anger; sullenness; resentment; willful obstinacy; stubbornness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Stern was his look, and full of stomach vain. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

This sort of crying proceeding from pride, obstinacy, and stomach, the will, where the fault lies, must be bent. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

5. Pride; haughtiness; arrogance. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

He was a man Of an unbounded stomach. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

{Stomach pump} (Med.), a small pump or syringe with a flexible tube, for drawing liquids from the stomach, or for injecting them into it.

{Stomach tube} (Med.), a long flexible tube for introduction into the stomach.

{Stomach worm} (Zo["o]l.), the common roundworm ({Ascaris lumbricoides}) found in the human intestine, and rarely in the stomach. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • stomach pump — n. a suction pump with a flexible tube fed into the stomach through the mouth and esophagus to remove its contents, as in cases of poisoning …   English World dictionary

  • stomach pump — n a machine with a tube that doctors use to suck out food or liquid from someone s stomach, especially after they have swallowed something harmful …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • stomach pump — stomach ,pump noun count equipment used for removing things from your stomach. It includes a tube that goes down your throat …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • stomach pump — ► NOUN ▪ a syringe attached to a long tube, used for extracting the contents of a person s stomach (for example, if they have taken poison) …   English terms dictionary

  • stomach pump — noun a suction pump used to remove the contents of the stomach • Hypernyms: ↑suction pump * * * ˈstomach pump [stomach pump stomach pumps] noun a machine with a tube that doctors use to remove poisonous substances from sb s stomach through their… …   Useful english dictionary

  • stomach pump — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms stomach pump : singular stomach pump plural stomach pumps equipment used for removing things from your stomach. It includes a tube that goes down your throat …   English dictionary

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  • stomach pump — stom′ach pump n. a suction pump for removing the contents of the stomach, used esp. in cases of poisoning • Etymology: 1815–25 …   From formal English to slang

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