Look up: borborygmus

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   Borborygmus
   The bubbling, gurgling passage of gas across the transverse colon...NOT a small North African rodent.
   Found on http://www.swsbm.com/ManualsMM/MedHerbGl
   
   
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   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 intestinal obstruction. Bowel sounds may also be temporari ...
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   borborygmus
   <clinical sign> A rumbling noise caused by the propulsion of gas through the intestines. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   Borborygmus
   `Borborygmus` (plural `borborygmi`) is the rumbling sound produced by the movement of gas through the intestines of animals or humans. The word borborygmus is an onomatopoeia for this rumbling. The `rumble` or `growl` sometimes heard from the stomach is a normal part of digestion. It originates in the stomach or upper part of the small intestine as muscles contract to move food and digestive juices down the gastrointestinal tract and functions a...
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   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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   borborygmus
   a rumbling noise caused by the propulsion of gas through the intestines.
   Found on http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/
   
   
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   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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   borborygmus
   Rumbling or gurgling noises produced by movement of gas, fluid, or both in the alimentary canal, and audible at a distance. [G. borborygmos, rumbling in the bowels]
   Found on http://www.stedmans.com/section.cfm/45