first+stomach
111cud — ► NOUN ▪ partly digested food returned from the first stomach of cattle or other ruminants to the mouth for further chewing. ● chew the cud Cf. ↑chew the cud ORIGIN Old English …
112ruminant — ► NOUN ▪ a mammal of a type that chews the cud, comprising cattle, sheep, antelopes, deer, giraffes, and their relatives. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to ruminants. ORIGIN from Latin ruminari chew over again , from rumen throat, first stomach of a… …
113rumen — [ro͞o′mən] n. pl. rumina [ro͞o′mə nə] [ModL < L, throat, gullet < IE * reusmen, rumination, throat > Sans rōmantha] the first stomach of a ruminant: see RUMINANT …
114cud — n. half digested food returned from the first stomach of ruminants to the mouth for further chewing. Etymology: OE cwidu, cudu what is chewed, corresp. to OHG kuti, quiti glue …
115rumen — n. (pl. rumens or rumina) the first stomach of a ruminant, in which food, esp. cellulose, is partly digested by bacteria. Etymology: L rumen ruminis throat …
116chew the cud — 1. (of cows, etc) to masticate for a second time food that has already been swallowed and partly digested in the first stomach 2. To ruminate in thought (also chew over) • • • Main Entry: ↑chew chew the cud (informal) To meditate, to reflect • •… …
117List of One Piece chapters (1–186) — First volume of One Piece, released in Japan by Shueisha on December 24, 1997 One Piece is a shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda that has been translated into various languages and spawned a substantial media franchise. It …
118List of Dragon Ball episodes — First volume of the Dragon Ball DVD series, released by Toei Entertainment on April 4, 2007 Dragon Ball is the first in a trilogy of anime adaptations of the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama. Produced by Toei Animation, the anime series …
119digestive system, human — Introduction the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… …
120Timeline of peptic ulcer disease and Helicobacter pylori — This is a timeline of the events relating to the discovery that peptic ulcer disease is caused by H. pylori . In 2005, Barry Marshall and Robin Warren were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery that peptic ulcer… …
