Look up: borborygmus

1. borborygmus
   Type: Term Pronunciation: bōr-bō-rig′mŭs, -rig′mī Definitions: 1. Rumbling or gurgling noises produced by movement of gas, fluid, or both in the alimentary canal, and audible at a distance.
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2. Borborygmus
   The bubbling, gurgling passage of gas across the transverse colon...NOT a small North African rodent.
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3. Borborygmus
   Borborygmus: Bowel sounds, the gurgling, rumbling, or growling noise from the abdomen caused by the muscular contractions of peristalsis, the process that moves the contents of the stomach and intestines downward. The plural is borborygmi. Bowel sounds are normal. Their absence can indicate intestin...
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4. borborygmus
   <clinical sign> A rumbling noise caused by the propulsion of gas through the intestines. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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5. borborygmus
   (bor″bә-rig´mәs) pl. borboryg´mi a type of rumbling bowel sound caused by propulsion of gas through the intestines.
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6. borborygmus
   a rumbling noise caused by the propulsion of gas through the intestines.
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7. borborygmus
   borborygmus (s), (bohr' boh RIG muhs) Bowel sounds, the gurgling, rumbling, or growling noise from the abdomen caused by the muscular contractions of peristalsis, the process that moves the contents of the stomach and intestines downward. Peristalsis is the rippling motion of muscles in the digestive tract. In the stomach, this motion mixes foo...
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8. BORBORYGMUS
   Gurgling noises caused by the rapid movement of gas through the intestines.
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9. Borborygmus
   `Borborygmus` (plural `borborygmi`, pronounced ; from Greek βορβορυγμός) also known as `stomach growling,` `rumbling`, `gurgling`, `grumbling` or `wambling,` is the rumbling sound produced by the contraction of muscles in the stomach and intestines of animal...
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