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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.
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I *love* this word. Poetic, almost!
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