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Definition of flatus noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

flatus

noun

/ˈfleɪtəs/

/ˈfleɪtəs/

[uncountable] (medical)

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gas in the stomach or intestines
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘blowing’, from flare ‘to blow’.

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