2 December 2015

borborygmus

[bawr-buh-rig-muh s]

noun, plural borborygmi [bawr-buh-rig-mahy]. Physiology.

1. a rumbling or gurgling sound caused by the movement of gas in the intestines.

Origin of borborygmus

Greek

1710-1720; < New Latin < Greek borborygmós intestinal rumbling

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Historical Examples

It is knotted and lumpy to the touch and a rumbling noise ( borborygmus) is heard within it.
A Treatise on Sheep:
Ambrose Blacklock

Anagram

grubby rooms
burn bog sorry

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