FLATUS

fart, farting, flatus, wind, breaking wind

(noun) a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

flatus (countable and uncountable, plural flatuses)

(uncountable) Gas generated in the digestive tract.

(countable) Expulsion of such gas through the anus.

(obsolete) Morbid inflation or swelling.

Synonyms

• (expulsion): fart (impolite), flatulence.

• See also flatus

Anagrams

• faults, futsal, ustalf

Source: Wiktionary


Fla"tus, n.; pl. E. Flatuses, L. Flatus. Etym: [L., fr. flare to blow.]

1. A breath; a puff of wind. Clarke.

2. Wind or gas generated in the stomach or other cavities of the body. Quincy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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