hunger pangs

hunger pangs
hunger pangs n pl pains in the abdominal region which occur in the early stages of hunger or fasting and are correlated with contractions of the empty stomach or intestines

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • hunger pangs — n. pains in the stomach area that take place in the early stages of hunger or fasting and are directly related with contractions of the empty stomach or intestines …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hunger — noun 1 feeling of wanting to eat ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme ▪ Any good weight loss regime should not lead to extreme hunger. ▪ constant ▪ global, world VERB + HUNGER …   Collocations dictionary

  • hunger — hun|ger1 [ˈhʌŋgə US ər] n [: Old English; Origin: hungor] 1.) [U] lack of food, especially for a long period of time, that can cause illness or death = ↑starvation die of/from hunger ▪ Thousands of people are dying from hunger every day. 2.) [U]… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hunger — [[t]hʌ̱ŋgə(r)[/t]] hungers, hungering, hungered 1) N UNCOUNT Hunger is the feeling of weakness or discomfort that you get when you need something to eat. Hunger is the body s signal that levels of blood sugar are too low... Seized by morning… …   English dictionary

  • hunger — I UK [ˈhʌŋɡə(r)] / US [ˈhʌŋɡər] noun * 1) a) [uncountable] a lack of food that can cause illness or death, especially among large numbers of people a new chance to fight world hunger and poverty b) the feeling that you have when you need to eat… …   English dictionary

  • hunger — hun|ger1 [ hʌŋgər ] noun * 1. ) uncount a lack of food that can cause illness or death, especially among large numbers of people: STARVATION: a new chance to fight world hunger and poverty a ) uncount the feeling you have when you need to eat… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hunger — 1 noun 1 (U) lack of food, especially for a long period of time, that can cause illness or death; starvation: Thousands of people are dying from hunger every day. 2 (U) the feeling that you need to eat: Babies often cry from hunger. | hunger… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • pangs — n. 1) birth pangs 2) pangs of conscience; hunger (she felt pangs of conscience) * * * hunger (she felt pangs of conscience) birthpangs pangs of conscience …   Combinatory dictionary

  • hunger — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. desire, craving; famine, hungriness, emptiness; appetite, voracity, greed. v. i. desire, crave, yearn; famish, starve. See gluttony. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. craving, longing, yearning, mania,… …   English dictionary for students

  • motivation — motivational, adj. motivative, adj. /moh teuh vay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or an instance of motivating. 2. the state or condition of being motivated. 3. something that motivates; inducement; incentive. [1870 75; MOTIVE + ATION] * * * Factors… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”