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borborygmus

[ bawr-buh-rig-muhs ]
/ ˌbɔr bəˈrɪg məs /
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noun, plural bor·bo·ryg·mi [bawr-buh-rig-mahy]. /ˌbɔr bəˈrɪg maɪ/. Physiology.
a rumbling or gurgling sound caused by the movement of gas in the intestines.

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Origin of borborygmus

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

Words nearby borborygmus

borax, borax bead, borax pentahydrate, borazine, Borazon, borborygmus, Bordeaux, Bordeaux mixture, bordel, Bordelais, Bordelaise
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How to use borborygmus in a sentence

  • It is knotted and lumpy to the touch and a rumbling noise (borborygmus) is heard within it.

    A Treatise on Sheep:|Ambrose Blacklock

British Dictionary definitions for borborygmus

borborygmus
/ (ˌbɔːbəˈrɪɡməs) /
noun plural -mi (-maɪ)
rumbling of the stomach

Derived forms of borborygmus

borborygmal or borborygmic, adjective

Word Origin for borborygmus

C18: from Greek
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