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borborygmus
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bor·bo·ryg·mus  (bôrb-rgms)
n. pl. bor·bo·ryg·mi (-m)
A rumbling noise produced by the movement of gas through the intestines.

[New Latin, from Greek borborugmos, of imitative origin.]

borborygmus [ˌbɔːbəˈrɪgməs]
n pl -mi [-maɪ]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) rumbling of the stomach
[from Greek]
borborygmal , borborygmic adj


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In all categories: abdominal pain/distension, stool frequency, gas, and borborygmi, there was double to almost triple the symptom relief in the ECPO group.
Its major side effects are intestinal borborygmi and cramps, flatus, fecal incontinence, oily spotting, and flatus with discharge.
As the slushy food and leftover gas squish through the intestines, you may hear grumbles called borborygmi (bor-buh-RIG-my).
 
 
 
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