craw, crop - a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food

first stomach, rumen - the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing

second stomach, reticulum - the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant

omasum, psalterium, third stomach - the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant

abomasum, fourth stomach - the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place

internal organ, viscus - a main organ that is situated inside the body

arteria gastrica, gastric artery - arteries that supplies the walls of the stomach

gastric vein, vena gastrica - one of several veins draining the stomach walls

gastroepiploic vein, gastroomental vein, vena gastroomentalis - one of two veins serving the great curvature of the stomach

epigastric fossa, pit of the stomach - a slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus)

alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract - tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination

body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

abdominal aorta - a branch of the descending aorta

arteria colica, colic artery - arteries that supply blood to the colon

hypochondrium - the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium

bowel, gut, intestine - the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus

torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"

bellybutton, navel, omphalos, omphalus, umbilicus - scar where the umbilical cord was attached

abdominal, abdominal muscle, ab - the muscles of the abdomen

underbody, underbelly - the soft belly or underside of an animal's body

abdominal cavity, abdomen - the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm

abdominal wall - a wall of the abdomen

inclination - that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music"

appetence, appetency, appetite - a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks

digest - convert food into absorbable substances; "I cannot digest milk products"

live with, swallow, accept - tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncracies"

hold still for, stand for - tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!"

bear up - endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain"

take lying down - suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively; "I won't take this insult lying down"

take a joke - listen to a joke at one's one expense; "Can't you take a joke?"

undergo, submit, take - accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"

sit out - endure to the end

pay - bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"

countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

suffer - endure (emotional pain); "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"