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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FLATUS

From Latin: a blowing, snorting, from flāre to breathe, blow.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FLATUS

flatus  [ˈfleɪtəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLATUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flatus 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 FLATUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

flatus

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.

Definition of flatus in the English dictionary

The definition of flatus in the dictionary is gas generated in the alimentary canal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLATUS


afflatus
əˈfleɪtəs
altostratus
ˌæltəʊˈstreɪtəs
apparatus
ˌæpəˈreɪtəs
comitatus
ˌkɒmɪˈteɪtəs
conatus
kəʊˈneɪtəs
cumulostratus
ˌkjuːmjʊləʊˈstreɪtəs
foederatus
ˌfɛdəˈreɪtəs
hiatus
haɪˈeɪtəs
inflatus
ɪnˈfleɪtəs
mammatus
mæˈmeɪtəs
meatus
mɪˈeɪtəs
nimbostratus
ˌnɪmbəʊˈstreɪtəs
saleratus
ˌsæləˈreɪtəs
serratus
səˈreɪtəs
situs
ˈsaɪtəs
status
ˈsteɪtəs
stratous
ˈstreɪtəs
stratus
ˈstreɪtəs
Titus
ˈtaɪtəs
ubiquitous
juːˈbɪkwɪtəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLATUS

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLATUS

amateur status
beacon status
breathing apparatus
celebrity status
Cincinnatus
cirrostratus
critical apparatus
Donatus
Golgi apparatus
heating apparatus
marital status
national status
peripatus
Pilatus
Pisistratus
posse comitatus
quadratus
refugee status
semper paratus
single status

Synonyms and antonyms of flatus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «flatus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLATUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

排气
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flatos
570 millions of speakers

English

flatus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अधोवायु
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ريح البطن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

газы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flatos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উদরস্থ বায়ু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flatuosité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Flatus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blähungen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

放屁
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

위장 속의 가스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flatus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hơi chứa trong ruột
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

flatus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लॅटस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rüzgâr
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

flatus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gazy jelitowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гази
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

flatus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πομπώδης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

flatus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tarmgas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flatus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flatus

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLATUS»

The term «flatus» is normally little used and occupies the 108.823 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLATUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «flatus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «flatus» 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 flatus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLATUS»

Discover the use of flatus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flatus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Stoma Care and Rehabilitation
which foods and fluids produce flatus and which ones create more odour ○ how to manage the noticeable bulge created by flatus in their bag ○ how to remove flatus from equipment without creating embarrassment or difficulties from its odour ...
Brigid Breckman, 2005
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Advanced Surgical Practice
COLONOSCC Nylon thread B Figure 21.8 A Three-metre nylon thread attached through flatus tube and pulled through biopsy channel. B Colonoscope passed through flatus tube alongside and kept in position with nylon thread. The flatus ...
Aljafri A. Majid, Andrew N. Kingsnorth, 2002
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Encyclopaedia of Pure Materia Medica
In the evening, copious passage of flatus, every time after distension, moving along the colon (seventh day),4. — Gurgling in the bowels, and rumbling or blustering,14. — Growling in the bowels, with constipation,8. — Growling in the abdomen ...
T. F. Allen, 2013
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Unabridged Dictionary of Sensations as If
Flatus Chest. — Transient cutting and pinching in the chest, as if from incarcerated flatus. Dulcamara (A) Flatus Chest.— Stitches in the forepart of the chest, as if from incarcerated flatus. Selenium (A) Flatus Cold. — Cold feeling as of stools ...
J. W. Ward, 2003
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Handbook of Materia Medica and Homoeopathic Therapeutics
a flat feeling and feeling as if fastened to pharynx ; fulness, with inclination to vomit rising into throat ; feeling of fulness and flatus after dinner ; after dinner, with pressure and flatulence. Feeling as if he would eructate, resembling distending ...
Timothy Field Allen, 2003
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Homoepathic therapeutics
meats, > by eating; abdomen distended with flatus and rush of blood to head; wakes up at night gasping for breath; sudden dyspnoea, temporarily > by eating ; constipation ; flatus incarcerated in various parts of abdomen, and pressing ...
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Unabridged Dictionary of the Sensations "as If".
Pain in the bowels after eating and moving about as if from flatus. Lycopodium ( Hg) Flatulence Epigastrium. — Weight in epigastrium, as if burdened with flatulence. Carbolic Acid (Hg) Flatulence Epigastrium. — Aching and griping in epigastric ...
James William Ward, 1985
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Toxicants Occurring Naturally in Foods
246 g carbohydrate, 88 g fat, 152 g protein, and 7 g crude fiber. Flatus was collected by flatus tube for 2 h after lunch and after dinner on the fourth and seventh day on the diet. The volume of flatus was measured and an aliquot analyzed.
‎1973
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American Homoeopathic Review
540. It drives away flatulence. W. Passage of much flatus. B. . Frequent loud flatus , without smell, during the tenth day ; the morning of the eleventh day. /. . Passage of flatus after every meal ; the third day. III. . In the mid-day repose, flatus with ...
10
A Repertory of Hering's Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica
Flatus, during menses: Niccol. Flatus, moist: ICarbo v.; in flatulent colic, IZinc.; in morning, IICepa. Flatus, noiseless: Thuya. Flatus, odorless: Amb., Arg. nit., Bell., Carbo .V., Cepa, Como.,Lyc., INiccOl., IPlat., IISul.; after breakfast, Agar.; with dull  ...
Constantine Hering, 1896

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLATUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flatus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why doctors can't disqualify themselves when handling patients
I further recalled the four 'Fs” - that the distention could be foetus, fluid (blood, pus or water), flatus (gas), or faeces. The needle aspiration ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
2
Rants from the Hill: Such Sweet Sorrow
If you're a mammal, you're in the Guild of Flatus. You fart. And if you're a human mammal you fart a lot. On average, we produce a half liter of ... «High Country News, Jul 15»
3
Nausea and Vomiting Linked to Various Health Problems
Poor gastro-intestinal conditions such as abdominal pain and distention, nausea and vomiting or inability to pass out gas or flatus (gas) are ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
4
The Filipino sense of smell
Mapanghe refers to the pungency of urine; mabantot is the odor of flatus; masangsang reminds me of rotten fish and decaying bodies. «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
5
Hit the gas Research shows that if you raise a stink, you may lower …
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Maryland, found that hydrogen sulphide in “flatus,” the official name for the gas we pass, ... «New Castle News, Jun 15»
6
That Wasn't Pepper Spray...Someone Simply Broke Wind At Voting …
He added that “I also inhaled the unpleasant flatus and left the room with others – it was really bad and pungent but we managed to resolve the ... «Peace FM Online, Jun 15»
7
BLOG: A 56-year-old female with unresolved abdominal pain …
Six months after her initial presentation she presents for a second opinion as she is on strict GFD but still has substantial bloating, flatus, ... «Healio, Jun 15»
8
A2 sues ABC over
... samples and recorded symptoms such as "bloating, abdominal pain, flatus and difficulty in voiding." The study found there were differences. «sharechat, Jun 15»
9
Art for the nose
Then the aquarium sent him a couple of bags of dugong poo, and asked him to re-create, for use in the same display, the smell of dugong flatus (comprising ... «The Monthly, May 15»
10
A fart-tracking Kickstarter wants you to stop cutting the cheese
Flatus occurs mainly when we swallow small amounts of air while eating or drinking, and said food is then broken down into certain gases. «Mashable, May 15»

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