flatus

fla·tus

 (flā′təs)

n.

Gas generated in or expelled from the digestive tract, especially the stomach or intestines.

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[Latin flātus, wind, fart, from flāre, to blow; see bhlē- in Indo-European roots.]

flatus

(ˈfleɪtəs)

n, pl -tuses

(Physiology) gas generated in the alimentary canal

[C17: from Latin: a blowing, snorting, from flāre to breathe, blow]

fla•tus

(ˈfleɪ təs)

n., pl. -tus•es.

intestinal gas.

[1660–70; < New Latin; Latin: blowing, breath, breathing, derivative of flāre to blow]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

flatus - a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus breaking wind, fart, farting, wind inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

Translations

kaasupierusuolistokaasu

fla·tus

n. flato, pop. aventación, gas o aire en los intestinos.

flatus

n flato, gas m (expulsado del recto)