The Stomach

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Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
S m h
The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
2.
D g s n
The organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
3.
A c
Any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red
4.
U e r
A circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface (plural)
5.
S p h r
6.
G t i
7.
s h g u
The passage between the pharynx and the stomach
8.
s l e
One of the contractile organs of the body
9.
H e u n
A painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux
10.
a n
Emotional distress