borborygmus

[bawr-buh-rig-muhs]

noun

Physiology.

plural

borborygmi 

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

borborygmus

/ ˌbɔːbəˈrɪɡməs /

noun

1. rumbling of the stomach

Other Word Forms

• borborygmal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of borborygmus¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of borborygmus¹

C18: from Greek