Sign or Symptom
flatulence Audio
flat·u·lence
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Signs and Symptoms, Digestive
Definitions related to flatulence:
  • (flatus) Gas or air in the gastrointestinal tract.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Excess gas in the stomach or intestines that is expelled from the anus.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Excretion in gaseous state processed in the stomach and small intestine.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • Excretion in gaseous state processed the stomach and small intestine.
    Digital Anatomist
    University of Washington, 2003
  • Passage of excessive amounts of gas and the feeling of abdominal fullness and bloating.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • Production or presence of gas in the gastrointestinal tract which may be expelled through the anus.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A disorder characterized by a discharge of excessive gas from the lower GI tract.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
  • Flatulence, the presence of excessive amounts of gas in the stomach or intestine, which sometimes results in the expulsion of the gas through the anus. Healthy individuals produce significant amounts of intestinal gas (flatus) daily; without rectal release, gases trapped within the digestive system...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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