borborygmus

noun bor·bo·ryg·mus \ˌbȯr-bə-ˈrig-məs\

plural bor·bo·ryg·mi\-ˌmī\

Definition of BORBORYGMUS

: intestinal rumbling caused by moving gas

New Latin, from Greek borborygmos, from borboryzein to rumble

First Known Use: circa 1724

Medical Dictionary

noun bor·bo·ryg·mus \ˌbȯr-bə-ˈrig-məs\

plural bor·bo·ryg·mi \-ˌmī\

: a rumbling sound made by the movement of gas in the intestine

—bor·bo·ryg·mic \-mik\ adjective

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