borborygmus

American

[bawr-buh-rig-muhs] / ˌbɔr bəˈrɪg məs /

noun

Physiology.

a rumbling or gurgling sound caused by the movement of gas in the intestines.

borborygmus British

/ ˌbɔːbəˈrɪɡməs /

noun

rumbling of the stomach

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Derived Forms

borborygmal

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

borborygmi

plural

Etymology

Origin of borborygmus

1710–20; < New Latin < Greek borborygmós intestinal rumbling

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borborygmi

Vague discomforts may occur around the umbilicus, often due to the presence of gas, with or without borborygmi.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

If the abstinence is continued for two or three days he has borborygmi, occasionally tenesmus.

From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Thomson, Basil

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