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Noun: flatus  fley-tus
Usage: technical
  1. A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
    - wind, breaking wind

Derived forms: flatuses

Type of: inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex

Encyclopedia: Flatus