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noun, plural -tus·es.
intestinal gas produced by bacterial action on waste matter in the intestines and composed primarily of hydrogen sulfide and varying amounts of methane.
Also called gas.
Origin:
1660–70; < Neo-Latin; Latin: a blowing, breathing, breath, equivalent to flā(re) to blow + -tus suffix of v. action
1660–70; < Neo-Latin; Latin: a blowing, breathing, breath, equivalent to flā(re) to blow + -tus suffix of v. action
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flatus fla·tus (flā'təs)
n.
Gas generated in or expelled from the digestive tract, especially from the stomach or intestines.
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