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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread borborygmus #122510 02/10/2004 5:17 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Date: Sun Dec 19 00:03:29 EST 1999 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--borborygmus borborygmus (bor-buh-RIG-muhs) noun A rumbling noise produced by the movement of gas through the intestines. [New Latin, from Greek borborugmos, of imitative origin.] It may be embarrassing to have others hear your gut rumbling, but it is vastly preferable to having no abdominal sound a surgeon can hear, which often is consistent with peritonitis due to infection. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: borborygmus #122511 02/11/2004 12:08 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 771 Portland, Oregon Fiberbabe old hand Fiberbabe old hand Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 771 Portland, Oregon I *love* this word. Poetic, almost! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: borborygmus #122512 02/11/2004 7:01 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,131 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,131 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA Onomatopoetic, too... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,273 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 7 John Flex 1 John Fox 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 handymanhome 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,131 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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