different between flatulence vs distension
flatulence
English
Etymology
From French flatulence, ultimately from Latin fl? (“breathe, blow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?flæt???l?ns/
- Hyphenation: flat?u?lence
- Rhymes: -æt??l?ns
Noun
flatulence (countable and uncountable, plural flatulences)
- The state of having gas, often smelly, trapped (and when released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart.
- The release of such gas; breaking wind.
Usage notes
A formal Latinate term, used in medical and scientific discourse, but also euphemistically to avoid crude terms such as fart. Compare excrement.
Coordinate terms
- queef
Derived terms
- vaginal flatulence
Related terms
- See also Thesaurus:flatulence
- afflatus
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fla.ty.l??s/
Noun
flatulence f (plural flatulences)
- flatulence
Further reading
- “flatulence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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distension
English
Alternative forms
- distention
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French; cf. Latin distentio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?s?t?n??n/
Noun
distension (countable and uncountable, plural distensions)
- The act of distending.
Translations
Anagrams
- dissention, tendinosis
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