borborygmi
bəˈrɪg Origin:
1710–20; < Neo-Latin < Greek borborygmós intestinal rumbling
1710–20; < Neo-Latin < Greek borborygmós intestinal rumbling
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| —n , pl -mi | |
| rumbling of the stomach | |
| [C18: from Greek] | |
| borbo'rygmal | |
| —adj | |
| borbo'rygmic | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
borborygmi
also borborygmus, 17c., from L. borborigmus, from Gk. borborygmos, from borboryzein "to have a rumbling in the bowels," imitative.
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borborygmus bor·bo·ryg·mus (bôr'bə-rĭg'məs)
n. pl. bor·bo·ryg·mī' (-mī')
A rumbling noise produced by the movement of gas through the intestines.
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