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borborygmus /bor·bo·ryg·mus/ (bor″bah-rig´mus) pl. borboryg´mi   [L.] a rumbling noise caused by propulsion of gas through the intestines.
bor·bo·ryg·mus (bôrb-rgms)
n. pl. bor·bo·ryg·m (-m)
A rumbling noise produced by the movement of gas through the intestines.
borborygmus [bor″bor-ig´mus] (pl. borboryg´mi)
a rumbling noise caused by propulsion of gas through the intestines; see also bowel sounds.
borborygmus
a rumbling noise caused by propulsion of gas through the intestines. See also bowel sounds.
borborygmus
Gastroenterology A rumbling, gurgling, tinkling–stomach “growling” noises heard on auscultation of the abdomen in conditions of ↑ intestinal peristalsis
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Its major side effects are intestinal borborygmi and cramps, flatus, fecal incontinence, oily spotting, and flatus with discharge.
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