stomach disorder

  • 1disorder — /dis awr deuhr/, n. 1. lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder. 2. an irregularity: a disorder in legal proceedings. 3. breach of order; disorderly conduct; public disturbance. 4. a disturbance in physical… …

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  • 2disorder */*/ — UK [dɪsˈɔː(r)də(r)] / US [dɪsˈɔrdər] noun Word forms disorder : singular disorder plural disorders 1) [countable/uncountable] an illness or medical condition He had treated her for a stomach disorder. 2) [uncountable] a situation in which people… …

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  • 3disorder — dis|or|der [ dıs ɔrdər ] noun ** 1. ) uncount a situation in which things are not neat: in disorder: Everything was in disorder, but nothing seemed to have been taken. 2. ) count or uncount MEDICAL an illness or medical condition: He had treated… …

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  • 4Disorder — Dis*or der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disordered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disordering}.] 1. To disturb the order of; to derange or disarrange; to throw into confusion; to confuse. [1913 Webster] Disordering the whole frame or jurisprudence. Burke. [1913… …

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  • 5stomach — noun 1 part of the body where food is digested ADJECTIVE ▪ empty, full ▪ You shouldn t drink wine on an empty stomach (= without eating food). ▪ dodgy (BrE, informal), queasy, upset …

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  • 6stomach — n. & v. n. 1 a the internal organ in which the first part of digestion occurs, being in man a pear shaped enlargement of the alimentary canal linking the oesophagus to the small intestine. b any of several such organs in animals, esp. ruminants,… …

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  • 7disorder — dis|or|der W3 [dısˈo:də US ˈo:rdər] n 1.) medical a mental or physical illness which prevents part of your body from working properly a disorder of the brain/liver/digestive system etc ▪ He suffers from a rare disorder of the liver. a… …

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  • 8disorder — noun 1 (U) a situation in which things or people are very untidy or disorganized: in disorder: Everything was in disorder, but nothing seemed to be stolen. 2 (C, U) a situation in which many people disobey the law, especially in a violent way,… …

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  • 9Stomach cough — Cough Cough, n. [Cg. D. kuch. See {Cough}, v. i. ] 1. A sudden, noisy, and violent expulsion of air from the chest, caused by irritation in the air passages, or by the reflex action of nervous or gastric disorder, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. The more… …

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  • 10stomach upset — noun a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea • Syn: ↑indigestion, ↑dyspepsia, ↑upset stomach • Derivationally related forms: ↑dyspeptic (for: ↑dyspepsia) …

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