flatulence
noun/ˈflæt͡ʃələns/ · /ˈflæt͡ʃʊləns/
Etymology From French flatulence, ultimately from Latin flō (“breathe, blow”).
1
The state of having gas, often smelly, trapped (and when released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart.
2
The release of such gas; breaking wind.
- Derived terms
- antiflatulence, flatulate, flatulence tax, flatulist, flatulogenic, vaginal flatulence
- Related terms
- afflatus
- Coordinate terms
- queef