part of part of in taxon results in development of digestive tract development anatomical structure development stomach development dph The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the stomach over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The stomach is an expanded region of the vertebrate alimentary tract that serves as a food storage compartment and digestive organ. GO:0062094 2018-11-20T18:15:45Z Gnathostomata <vertebrates> stomach