Definition of Flatulence

1. Noun. A state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal.


2. Noun. Pompously embellished language.
Exact synonyms: Turgidity, Turgidness
Generic synonyms: Long-windedness, Prolixity, Prolixness, Windiness, Wordiness
Derivative terms: Turgid, Turgid

Definition of Flatulence

1. n. The state or quality of being flatulent.

Definition of Flatulence

1. Noun. The state of having gas, often malodorous, trapped (and often released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart. ¹

2. Noun. The release of such gas, farting. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Flatulence

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Flatulence

1. The presence of excessive amounts of air or gases in the stomach or intestine, leading to distention of the organs. Origin: L. Flatulentia This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flatulence

flattest
flattest-chested
flattie
flatties
flatting
flattings
flattish
flattop
flattops
flatty
flatuency
flatulate
flatulated
flatulates
flatulating
flatulence tax
flatulence taxes
flatulences
flatulencies
flatulency
flatulent dyspepsia
flatulently
flatulogenic
flatuosity
flatuous
flatus
flatus-relieving
flatus enema

Literary usage of Flatulence

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1895)
"In the class of cases with which we are concerned, flatulence occurs under a variety of ... The flatulence may be of the stomach, or of the intestines ..."

2. Homœopathic therapeutics by Samuel Lilienthal (1879)
"DISTENSION OP THE ABDOMEN AND flatulence. The best remedies are : 1, asa., ... In particular, give : For COPIOUS flatulence : lese, h., agar.,'carb. u., ..."

3. A German-English dictionary of terms used in medicine and the allied sciences by Hugo Lang, Bertram Abrahams (1905)
"... gentian root Blähen, vt & i. to cause flatulence, to distend, to inflate ; to be flatulent ... a. flatulent Blähung, /. flatulence, ..."

4. A Treatise on the Practice of Medicine by George Bacon Wood (1852)
"The symptoms of flatulence are such as depend either upon a too copious evolution of ... flatulence is often also attended with a disagreeable rumbling or ..."

5. American Medicine (1913)
"Treatment of flatulence.1—flatulence, says Prof. Robin, Is one of the most frequent symptoms of every form of dyspepsia, especially In that due to ..."

6. The Lancet (1842)
"This discharge of fluid is often accompanied by indigestion and flatulence, and a sort of spasmodic constriction of the cardia, so that gaseous matters are ..."

7. A Practical treatise on the diseases of children by Alfred Vogel (1885)
"flatulence and Colic.—If the gas, that is always physiologically present in the stomach and bowels, increases in quantity, and the peristaltic movements of ..."

8. A handbook of therapeutics by Sydney Ringer (1874)
"It is also useful in hysterical flatulence. Assafoetida is useful in the flatulence of young ... When the flatulence is due to constipation or diarrhoea, ..."

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