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stomachache
[stuhm-uhk-eyk]
stomachache
/ ˈʌəˌɪ /
noun
Technical name: gastralgia.Also called: stomach upset. upset stomach.pain in the stomach or abdominal region, as from acute indigestion
Other Word Forms
- stomach-achy adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of stomachache1
Example Sentences
She started getting stomachaches, couldn’t sleep at night and would count down the minutes until her lunch break or until she could leave for the day.
Maryland’s Montgomery County recommends keeping a child home with a stomachache, “pale or flushed face” or “thick yellow discharge from the nose.”
“I knitted her with all the beans she loves to eat and the stomachache she was about to have that day.”
Neither rain nor heat nor stomachache could keep Gran away from Sunday service.
People describe having insomnia, diminished appetite, headaches or stomachaches.
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