'Stomach pump' definitions:

Definition of 'stomach pump'

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noun
A suction pump used to remove the contents of the stomach

Definition of 'Stomach pump'

From: GCIDE
  • 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 (Zool.), the common roundworm ({Ascaris lumbricoides}) found in the human intestine, and rarely in the stomach. [1913 Webster]