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meteorism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
me-te-orism
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rapid accumulation of gas in the intestine. It is typically a sign of bowel necrosis from bacterial infection, a life-threatening surgical emergency, and is usually caused by the consumption of large quantities of undercooked pork.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μετεωρίζω (meteōrízō, “raise up, of wind rising from the stomach, suffer from flatulence”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

meteorisms (plural)

Questions

What does meteorism mean?
A rapid accumulation of gas in the intestine. It is typically a sign of bowel necrosis from bacterial infection, a life-threatening surgical emergency, and is usually caused by the consumption of large quantities of undercooked pork.
Where does meteorism come from?
From Ancient Greek μετεωρίζω (meteōrízō, “raise up, of wind rising from the stomach, suffer from flatulence”).

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