Associations to the word «Flatus»

Wiktionary

FLATUS, noun. (uncountable) Gas generated in the digestive tract.
FLATUS, noun. (countable) Expulsion of such gas through the anus.
FLATUS, noun. (obsolete) Morbid inflation or swelling.

Dictionary definition

FLATUS, noun. A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus.

Wise words

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