Hypertext Webster Gateway: "flatus"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Flatus \Fla"tus\, n.; pl. E. {Flatuses}, L. {Flatus}. [L., fr.
flare to blow.]
1. A breath; a puff of wind. --Clarke.
2. Wind or gas generated in the stomach or other cavities of
the body. --Quincy.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
flatus
n : a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus [syn: {fart},
{farting}, {wind}, {breaking wind}]
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