stomachic, a. and n.
(stəʊˈmækɪk)
[ad. L. stomachicus, a. Gr. στοµαχικός, f. στόµαχ-ος stomach n.: see -ic. Cf. F. stomachique, Sp. estomáquico, Pg. estomachico, It. stomachico.]
A. adj.
1. Of or pertaining to the stomach; gastric.
| 1656 Blount Glossogr. s.v. Vein, Stomachick vein (vena stomachica). 1677 tr. Groeneveldt's Treat. Stone 33 The stomachic branch of the sixt pair. 1690 J. Edwards Demonstr. Exist. God ii. (1696) 60 Others hold that this stomachick ferment proceeds immediately from the blood. 1771 Encycl. Brit. I. 254/2 The stomachic plexus, formed by the eighth pair [of nerves]. 1799 Med. Jrnl. II. 398 The author.. treats..of the great stomachic gland. 1808 Scott in Lockhart I. i. 49, I have..only had to complain of occasional headaches or stomachic affections. 1856 Emerson Eng. Traits, Manners Wks. (Bohn) II. 46 The Englishman speaks with all his body. His elocution is stomachic—as the American's is labial. 1875 H. C. Wood Therap. (1879) 51 The nitrate of silver is..useful in stomachic..diseases. 1881 Encycl. Brit. XII. 630/2 Whilst the mullet has a fleshy stomach like a bird, others have no stomachic dilatation. |
b. Of an ailment: Caused by disorder of the stomach.
| 1878 A. M. Hamilton Nerv. Dis. 123 Stomachic Vertigo is common, and is produced, directly after a hearty meal, or else when the stomach is entirely empty. |
† 2. Having or subject to disorder of the stomach.
| 1656 Blount Glossogr. 1661 Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. 238 Patridge,..it helps the cœliack and stomachick persons. |
3. Good for the stomach.
| 1665 G. Harvey Disc. Plague (1673) 146 Likewise Pestilential stomachick Emplasters applied to the Stomach. 1732 J. Martyn tr. Tournefort's Hist. Plants I. 91 The root is stomachick, pectoral, diuretick, and provokes the menses. 1754–64 Smellie Midwifery II. 45 He ordered..three or four ounces every morning of the following Stomachick wine. 1833 L. Ritchie Wand. by Loire 110 A red wine celebrated for its rich colour and stomachic qualities. 1846 A. Soyer Cookery 58 This potage, though complicated, is very easily made with a little practice; it is entirely new, very stomachic and wholesome. 1876 Dunglison Med. Lex. Tinctura Absinthii Composita...Tonic, stomachic, vermifuge, and carminative. 1899 Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 550 A stomachic or febrifuge mixture. |
B. n. A stomachic medicine.
| 1735 Bracken in Burdon's Pocket Farrier 41 note, It is a better Stomachick than most Compounds out of an Apothecary's Shop. 1850 Dickens Dav. Copp. vii, It was exactly the compound one would have chosen for a stomachic. |
Hence stoˈmachicness. rare—0.
| 1727 Bailey vol. II, Stomachickness, stomachick Quality, or Helpfulness to the Stomach. |