meteorism
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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How was it possible with meteorism as described, to say that there was a sharply circumscribed perityphlitic abscess?
From Appendicitis by John Henry Tilden
Severe abdominal pain with tense abdominal walls, fever and vomiting form the characteristic triad in the first phase of the disease; less rapidly does meteorism appear.
From Appendicitis by John Henry Tilden
"Upon the_ twelfth day of the disease vomiting _suddenly recurred with severe diffuse abdominal pain, marked meteorism, and fever to about 102.2 degree F.;"
From Appendicitis by John Henry Tilden
The night attacks of meteorism are by far the worst.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz
Carbonated and other mineral waters must be strictly avoided, since they only add to the usually prevailing meteorism, or gas in the abdominal cavity.
From Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration by Louis Dechmann
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