flatus

[ fley-tuhs ]
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noun,plural fla·tus·es.
  1. intestinal gas produced by bacterial action on waste matter in the intestines and composed primarily of hydrogen sulfide and varying amounts of methane.

Origin of flatus

1
1660–70; <New Latin; Latin: a blowing, breathing, breath, equivalent to flā(re) to blow + -tus suffix of v. action
  • Also called gas.

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British Dictionary definitions for flatus

flatus

/ (ˈfleɪtəs) /


nounplural -tuses
  1. gas generated in the alimentary canal

Origin of flatus

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

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