FLATUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus

Synonyms:

breaking wind; fart; farting; flatus; wind

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("flatus" is a kind of...):

inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)

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