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meteorism

noun

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μετεωρίζω (meteōrízō, “raise up, of wind rising from the stomach, suffer from flatulence”).

  1. derived from μετεωρίζω — “raise up, of wind rising from the stomach, suffer from flatulence”

Definitions

  1. A rapid accumulation of gas in the intestine. It is typically a sign of bowel necrosis…

    A rapid accumulation of gas in the intestine. It is typically a sign of bowel necrosis from bacterial infection, a life-threatening surgical emergency, and is usually caused by the consumption of large quantities of undercooked pork.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for meteorism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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