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Definition of Flatulence
1. Noun. A state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal.
Generic synonyms: Physical Condition, Physiological Condition, Physiological State
Derivative terms: Flatulent, Flatulent, Flatulent, Flatulent, Gassy
2. Noun. Pompously embellished language.
Generic synonyms: Long-windedness, Prolixity, Prolixness, Windiness, Wordiness
Derivative terms: Turgid, Turgid
Definition of Flatulence
1. n. The state or quality of being flatulent.
Definition of Flatulence
1. Noun. The state of having gas, often malodorous, trapped (and often released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart. ¹
2. Noun. The release of such gas, farting. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flatulence
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Medical Definition of Flatulence
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Flatulence
Literary usage of Flatulence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1895)
"In the class of cases with which we are concerned, flatulence occurs under a
variety of ... The flatulence may be of the stomach, or of the intestines ..."
2. Homœopathic therapeutics by Samuel Lilienthal (1879)
"DISTENSION OP THE ABDOMEN AND flatulence. The best remedies are : 1, asa., ...
In particular, give : For COPIOUS flatulence : lese, h., agar.,'carb. u., ..."
3. A German-English dictionary of terms used in medicine and the allied sciences by Hugo Lang, Bertram Abrahams (1905)
"... gentian root Blähen, vt & i. to cause flatulence, to distend, to inflate ; to
be flatulent ... a. flatulent Blähung, /. flatulence, ..."
4. A Treatise on the Practice of Medicine by George Bacon Wood (1852)
"The symptoms of flatulence are such as depend either upon a too copious evolution of
... flatulence is often also attended with a disagreeable rumbling or ..."
5. American Medicine (1913)
"Treatment of flatulence.1—flatulence, says Prof. Robin, Is one of the most frequent
symptoms of every form of dyspepsia, especially In that due to ..."
6. The Lancet (1842)
"This discharge of fluid is often accompanied by indigestion and flatulence, and
a sort of spasmodic constriction of the cardia, so that gaseous matters are ..."
7. A Practical treatise on the diseases of children by Alfred Vogel (1885)
"flatulence and Colic.—If the gas, that is always physiologically present in the
stomach and bowels, increases in quantity, and the peristaltic movements of ..."
8. A handbook of therapeutics by Sydney Ringer (1874)
"It is also useful in hysterical flatulence. Assafoetida is useful in the flatulence
of young ... When the flatulence is due to constipation or diarrhoea, ..."
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