flatulency
/'flætjuləns/ Cách viết khác : (flatulency) /'flætjulənsi/
Definition
Noun: A medical condition characterized by an excessive accumulation of gas in the stomach or intestines, often causing discomfort, bloating, or the need to expel the gas.
Examples
- The patient complained of abdominal pain and flatulency after the meal.
- Certain foods, like beans and cabbage, are known to cause flatulency.
- The doctor explained that the feeling of bloating was due to flatulency.
Advanced Usage
- Technical/Medical Context: The term is primarily used in formal or medical discussions. In everyday conversation, people are more likely to use terms like "gas," "bloating," or "flatulence."
- The study focused on dietary interventions to reduce intestinal flatulency.
Variants and Related Words
- Flatulence (n.): The more common variant, often used interchangeably with "flatulency." It can also refer to the gas itself or the act of expelling it.
- Excessive flatulence can be socially embarrassing.
- Flatulent (adj.): Suffering from or causing flatulence.
- He felt flatulent after eating the spicy food.
- Flatus (n.): The technical medical term for intestinal gas.
- The buildup of flatus caused discomfort.
Synonyms
- Gas: (Informal) The most common general term.
- Bloating: A feeling of fullness or swelling in the abdomen, often caused by gas.
- Tympanites: (Medical) Distension of the abdomen due to gas in the intestines or peritoneal cavity.
Related Phrases
- Pass gas / Break wind: (Idiomatic/Informal) The act of expelling flatulence from the body.
- It's a natural bodily function to pass gas.
- Have gas: (Informal) To experience flatulence.
- I think I have gas from that onion.
Noun
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a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
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