noun
flatus
Flatus (noun) means Gas generated in the digestive tract.
noun
1
Gas generated in the digestive tract.
2
The expulsion of such gas through the anus.
3
Morbid inflation or swelling.
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin flātus (“blowing, wind, fart”). First attested in the 1660s–1670s.
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What is the meaning of flatus?
"flatus" (noun) means gas generated in the digestive tract.
What are the different meanings of flatus?
"flatus" has 3 main meanings: 1. Gas generated in the digestive tract; 2. The expulsion of such gas through the anus; 3. Morbid inflation or swelling.