Biology Of Digestion

noun a digestive fluid secreted by the stomach lining, containing hydrochloric acid and pepsin

• Gastric juice is a digestive fluid formed in the stomach.
• Drinking coffee on an empty stomach can increase the production of gastric juice.
• I always feel like my stomach is producing too much gastric juice when I eat spicy food.
• Her words were like acidic gastric juice, slowly breaking down his confidence.

noun a rumbling or gurgling noise made by the movement of fluid and gas in the intestines

• The doctor explained that borborygmus is the rumbling sound caused by gas moving through the intestines.
• I always know when my stomach is upset because I can hear borborygmus.
• My stomach was making all kinds of borborygmus noises during the meeting.
• The borborygmus of the city streets filled the night air with a comforting hum.