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stomach

(STUH-muk)
An organ that is part of the digestive system. The stomach helps digest food by mixing it with digestive juices and churning it into a thin liquid.
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Drawing of the stomach showing the cardia, the fundus, the body, the antrum, and the pylorus.Enlarge this image in new window
The stomach is an organ in the upper abdomen. It can be divided into the cardia and the non-cardia, which includes the fundus, the body, the antrum, and the pylorus. The stomach is part of the digestive system.
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