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STUM-uh-kayk/ˈstʌməkeɪk/

A stomachache is pain in the stomach (also written stomach ache as two words). A headache is in the head; nausea is feeling sick. First aid: a stomachache after lunch still goes to first aid, not straight home.

Meaning

Pain in the stomach (also written stomach ache).

Examples

• “A stomachache after lunch still goes to first aid, not straight home.”
• “Stomach ache as two words is the same pain; keep one spelling in the log.”

Good to know

a stomachache / stomach ache. Close: a tummy ache (informal). First aid / NHS 111. Countable bouts of pain. Mix-up: a stomach bug is an illness, not only pain.

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