flatus
Americannoun
plural
flatusesnoun
Etymology
Origin of flatus
1660–70; < New Latin; Latin: a blowing, breathing, breath, equivalent to flā ( re ) to blow + -tus suffix of v. action
Example Sentences
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No one will be taking away their AFC title, which would have been easily secured regardless of whether the balls were filled with fluid, flubber, or flatus.
From MSNBC
“Even now,” he says of his flatus work, “it overshadows everything else I do.”
From Salon
One study showed that women who had episiotomies were as much as six times more likely to report fecal or flatus incontinence than women who delivered with an intact perineum.
From New York Times
Yes, today I am covering gas - specifically, the gas that people blame on their dogs: flatus.
From Scientific American
Modern medicine offers some support, reporting that flatus retention is the major factor in diverticular disease.
From Salon
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