borborygmus /bor·bo·ryg·mus/ (bor″bah-rig´mus) pl. borboryg´mi [L.] a rumbling noise caused by propulsion of gas through the intestines.
borborygmus
bor·bo·ryg·mus (bôr b -r g ms)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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