stomachaladj.
/ˈstɒməkəl/ 1. Pertaining to the stomach, gastric; of the nature of or serving the purpose of a stomach.
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the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > stomach or belly > [adjective]
wamedc1420
stomached?1529
stomachal1582
stomachical1601
gastric1656
stomachic1656
monogastric1814
ventricular1822
gasteral1828
perigastric1852
gastro-duodenal1854
gastrophrenic1854
opisthogastric1857
ventric1869
intragastric1900
oesophagogastric1954
nasogastric1958
tummied1975
1582 J. Hester tr. L. Fioravanti Compend. Rationall Secretes i. xxxviii. 45 Flebothomie euacuateth the stomochall humors that are cause of that corruption [in gout].
1683 A. Snape Anat. Horse i. ix. 18 The Stomachal Arteries are twigs from the Cœliacal branch of the Arteria magna.
1841 Penny Cycl. XXI. 425/2 A curved longitudinal furrow, which circumscribes laterally the stomachal region.
1859 G. H. Lewes Physiol. Common Life I. iii. 201 Our knowledge of the stomachal process has been rendered more accurate.
1860 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 1000/1 Near the middle of the body the canal is dilated into a stomachal cavity.
1861 R. T. Hulme tr. C. H. Moquin-Tandon Elements Med. Zool. ii. vii. ii. 344 The alimentary canal [of the Oxyurus] has the appearance of three stomachal dilatations which succeed each other.
1871 W. A. Hammond Treat. Dis. Nerv. Syst. 49 In stomachal vertigo the attacks of dizziness are often severe.
1896 A. Willey in Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. XXXIX. 336 The stomachal axis of Ctenoplana.
2. Of remedies: Good for the stomach.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > preparations treating or preventing specific ailments > [adjective] > for indigestion
stomachal1599
stomatical1601
stomachical1603
eustomachical1657
pepastical1657
peptic1660
eustomachic1661
stomachic1665
antacid1698
eupeptic1699
1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 117/1 An excellent stomacalle pouldre.
1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xxxvii. 436 Let her hardly remit this vocall lithernesse vnto evill, if it be neyther cordiall, nor stomacall.
1617 J. Woodall Surgions Mate 91 They are very stomachall, for they refresh much the stomacke.
1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 235 Balm..is..stomachal and diuretick.
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