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borborygmus definition

bor·bo·ryg·mus (bôr′bə rig′məs)

noun pl. borborygmi -·mi′ (-mī′)

a rumbling sound made by gas in the intestines

Etymology: ModL < Gr borborygmos < borboryzein, to rumble

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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