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borborygmus
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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
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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