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PRONUNCIATION OF FLATULENCY

flatulency  [ˈflætʃʊlənsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLATULENCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flatulency is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FLATULENCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

flatulency

Flatulence

Flatulence is defined in the medical literature as "flatus expelled through the anus" or the "quality or state of being flatulent", which is defined in turn as "marked by or affected with gases generated in the intestine or stomach; likely to cause digestive flatulence." The root of these words is from the Latin flatus – "a blowing, a breaking wind". Flatus is also the medical word for gas generated in the stomach or bowels. These standard definitions do not reflect the fact that a proportion of intestinal gas may be composed of swallowed environmental air, and hence flatus is not totally generated in the stomach or bowels. The scientific study of this area of medicine is termed flatology. It is normal for humans to pass flatus through the rectum, although the amount and the frequency may vary greatly between individuals. It is also normal for intestinal gas passed through the rectum to have a characteristic feculent smell, although this too may vary in concentration. Flatus is brought to the rectum by specialised contractions of the muscles in the intestines and colon.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLATULENCY


chaplaincy
ˈtʃæplənsɪ
corpulency
ˈkɔːpjʊlənsɪ
covalency
kəʊˈveɪlənsɪ
equivalency
ˌɛkwɪˈveɪlənsɪ
Excellency
ˈɛksələnsɪ
feculency
ˈfɛkjʊlənsɪ
flocculency
ˈflɒkjʊlənsɪ
fraudulency
ˈfrɔːdjʊlənsɪ
opulency
ˈɒpjʊlənsɪ
petulancy
ˈpɛtjʊlənsɪ
postulancy
ˈpɒstjʊlənsɪ
purulency
ˈpjʊərʊlənsɪ
repellency
rɪˈpelənsɪ
stimulancy
ˈstɪmjʊlənsɪ
succulency
ˈsʌkjʊlənsɪ
truculency
ˈtrʌkjʊlənsɪ
turbulency
ˈtɜːbjʊlənsɪ
undulancy
ˈʌndjʊlənsɪ
valency
ˈveɪlənsɪ
virulency
ˈvɪrjʊlənsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLATULENCY

flatterously
flattery
flattest
flattie
flatties
flatting
flattish
flattop
flatty
flatulence
flatulent
flatulently
flatuous
flatus
flatware
flatwash
flatways
flatwise
flatwork
flatworm

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLATULENCY

agency
ambivalency
bivalency
electrovalency
equipollency
indolency
monovalency
multivalency
pentavalency
polyvalency
prepollency
prevalency
quadrivalency
quinquevalency
redolency
sanguinolency
somnolency
tervalency
tetravalency
trivalency
univalency

Synonyms and antonyms of flatulency in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «flatulency» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLATULENCY

Find out the translation of flatulency to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flatulency from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flatulency» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

flatulency
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flatulencia
570 millions of speakers

English

flatulency
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अहंकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نفخة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

метеоризм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flatulência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফাঁপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flatulence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kembung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Flatulenz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

flatulency
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

flatulency
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flatulency
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kiêu căng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

flatulency
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आळशीपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

flatulency
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

flatulenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

flatulency
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

метеоризм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

meteorism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αέρια του στομάχου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aanmatiging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flatulency
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flatulency
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flatulency

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLATULENCY»

The term «flatulency» is regularly used and occupies the 100.446 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLATULENCY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «flatulency» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «flatulency» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flatulency

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLATULENCY»

Discover the use of flatulency in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flatulency and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Thirty-five Years in the East: Adventures, Discoveries, ...
Klein., pain in the bowels, r. a. Calam. or., flatulency. A compound of the root of sweet flag (calamus aromaticus), assafoetida, fennel seed, and ginger, in the form of pills ; or, the rootof sweet flag, burned hartshorn, and henbane seed, I ha vc. in ...
John Martin Honigberger, 1852
2
Medical Review of Reviews
FLATULENCY AND ITS TREATMENT Flatulency and its treatment I2pt c-lc No satisfactory results can be expected in the treatment of flatulency unless its etiologic factors are appreciated before medication is begun. Excessive collections of ...
3
G.H.G. Jahr's Manual of homoeopathic medicine
Nuxv. Plumb. Puis. Scill. Tereb. Tox. Verat. Eruption on the abdomen, Sod. c. Exostosis, Aur. Femoral hernia, see hernia. Flabbiness, in the abd., Phos. Tox. ( comp. emptiness and weakness.) Flatulency, in gen., — accumulated, Ant. s. Ant. tart.
Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr, Constantine Hering, 1838
4
Jahr's New manual; or, Symptomen-codex
emission of flatulency, and pressing downwards. Every evening pyrosis. — Great increase of appetite. — Loss of appetite. — No thirst, and rather a repugnance to water. Unusual thirst at 3 o'clock, a. m. — Violent thirst. — A sensation in the ...
Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr, Charles Julius Hempel, 1848
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Jahr's New Manual: Or Symptomen-codex
emission of flatulency, and pressing downwards. Every evening pyrosis. — Great increase of appetite. — Loss of appetite. — No thirst, and rather a repugnance to water. Unusual thirst at 3 o'clock, a. m. — Violent thirst. — A sensation in the ...
Hempel, 1848
6
Medical Age
Male, aged 50; had for over a year been troubled with repeated attacks of indigestion; during part of that time had been unable to digest anything but an egg beaten up with milk: suffered constantly from gastric distress, distention, flatulency, ...
7
Transactions of the ... Session of the American Institute of ...
Williamson.) Pain between hypochondrium and navel, on the left side, like a development of flatulency. (In half an hour. (JYeidhard.) On sitting down after a walk, violent effort to discharge flatulency. (As from a small spot on the left iliac region.) ...
American Institute of Homeopathy. Session, 1846
8
MATERIA MEDICA OF AMERICAN PROVINGS
Williamson.) Pain between hypochondrium and navel, on the left side, like a development of flatulency. (In half an hour. (JYeidhard.) On sitting down after a walk, violent effort to discharge flatulency. (As from a small spot on the left iliac region.) ...
O. HERING, 1853
9
Therapeutic Notes
Male, aged 50; had for over a year been troubled with repeated attacks of indigestion; during part of that time had been unable to digest anything but an egg beaten up with milk; suffered constantly from gastric distress, distention, flatulency, ...
10
The Medical Age
Male, aged 50; had for over a year been troubled with repeated attacks of indigestion; during part of that time had been unable to digest anything but an egg beaten up with milk; suffered constantly from gastric distress, distention, flatulency, ...

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLATULENCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flatulency is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Mind-Manifesting Morning Glory
It relieves flatulency and removes tumors…” His list of uses by the shaman healers continues to include bone fractures and dislocations, pelvic ... «Patheos, May 15»
2
Using a mummy as a medicine
... “Mummy dissolves coagulated blood, relieves cough and pain in the spleen, and is very beneficial in flatulency and delayed menstruation.”. «The Pharmaceutical Journal, May 15»
3
Out There: Running Advice From 159 Years Ago
Biscuit and stale bread are the only preparations of vegetable matter which are permitted to be given; and every thing inducing flatulency must ... «velonews.competitor.com, Oct 14»
4
Reading Recommendations for Men in the Throes of a Midlife Crisis
Further, Sanskrit medical texts held that wearing a ruby was “a valuable remedy for flatulency.” It is rare for a gentleman to wear a gemstone, ... «Slate Magazine, Oct 14»
5
Was there a time British people couldn't buy olive oil?
With us, it is principally used in mixing a salad, and when thus employed, it tends to prevent fermentation, and is an antidote against flatulency.". «BBC News, Sep 14»
6
He Said/She Said: Wedding-Crazy Chicks and Girls Who Fart
Mike: Why? It's because flatulency smells disgusting, and we accept disgusting stuff from men more than women. Does that logic make sense? «Dose.ca, Jun 14»
7
How to: archive and back up photos
... gnarls shantytown guestimate beneplacity counterlocking outsparsprued pickeers surroundedly polygamic cretification thirteenths flatulency ... «What Digital Camera, Sep 10»
8
Tropico 3: Excerpts from the Diary of El Presidente, Part Three - IGN
I should probably pay the guards more, since they demonstrated such stoic selflessness regarding my "little" flatulency problem. Hey, it can ... «IGN, Oct 09»

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