stomachic

[stoh-mak-ik]

adjective

1. of or relating to the stomach; gastric.

2. beneficial to the stomach; stimulating gastric digestion; sharpening the appetite.

noun

1. a stomachic agent or drug.

stomachic

/ stəˈmækɪk /

adjective

1. stimulating gastric activity

2. of or relating to the stomach

noun

1. a stomachic medicine

Other Word Forms

• stomachically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of stomachic¹

1650–60; < Latin stomachicus < Greek stomachikós. See stomach, -ic

Example Sentences

It is highly fragrant, and is used as a stomachic and expectorant.

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To stimulate and open the bowels, give, also, rhubarb in a decoction, the equivalent of ten or fifteen grains at a dose, accompanied with the ordinary carminative and stomachic adjuvants, ginger and gentian in infusion.

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A strengthing stomachic Plaister has sometimes been successfully applied, which may be often moistened in a Decoction of Herbs boiled in Wine.

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Its chief use is as a condiment or spice, but as an aromatic and stomachic medicine it is also used internally.

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Their appetite becomes depraved, and, from being shut out from access to the stomachic intended for them by nature, they take to devouring earth, or any substance capable of serving as a substitute for it.

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Related Words

• intestinal 
• visceral