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flatus

[ fley-tuhs ]

noun

plural flatuses.
  1. intestinal gas produced by bacterial action on waste matter in the intestines and composed primarily of hydrogen sulfide and varying amounts of methane.


flatus

/ ˈ´Ú±ô±ðɪ³ÙÉ™²õ /

noun

  1. gas generated in the alimentary canal
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of flatus1

1660–70; < New Latin; Latin: a blowing, breathing, breath, equivalent to ´Ú±ôÄå ( re ) to blow + -tus suffix of v. action
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of flatus1

C17: from Latin: a blowing, snorting, from ´Ú±ôÄåre to breathe, blow
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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.

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“Even now,†he says of his flatus work, “it overshadows everything else I do.â€

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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.

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Yes, today I am covering gas - specifically, the gas that people blame on their dogs: flatus.

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Modern medicine offers some support, reporting that flatus retention is the major factor in diverticular disease.

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