eructation
Audible digestive release
Eructation is the formal or medical term for a belch—the noisy release of gas from the stomach through the mouth.
The word appears mainly in clinical contexts: The patient reported frequent eructation after meals.
In ordinary speech, people say burp or belch.
Expel stomach gas
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- gasFormless, expanding substance
- esophagusFood tube to stomach
- stomachDigestive organ below chest
reflux · gastrointestinal · erupt · expel · gurgle · rumble · flatulence · regurgitate
Substance neutralizing stomach sourness
- bloatingSwollen, expanded state
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- heartburnGastric acid irritation
- indigestionPainful stomach after meals
nausea · peppermint · stomachache · upset · wind · soothing · release · pressure
Digestive organ below chest
- acidLow-pH chemical compound
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- bloatingSwollen, expanded state
- indigestionPainful stomach after meals
gastrointestinal · chyme · peristalsis · intestinal · bile · digestive · tract · gastric
Lacking good manners
- uncouthLacking good manners
- boorishCrudely ill-mannered
- vulgarCrude or indecent
- indecorousViolating standards of propriety
unmannerly · discourteous · offensive · crass · tactless · embarrassment · excuse · apology
burp
Expel stomach gas
stomach · reflux · gastrointestinal · erupt · expel · gurgle · rumble · flatulence · regurgitate · upchuck
antacid
Substance neutralizing stomach sourness
- bloatingSwollen, expanded state
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- heartburnGastric acid irritation
indigestion · nausea · peppermint · stomachache · upset · wind · soothing · release · pressure · fullness
stomach
Digestive organ below chest
indigestion · gastrointestinal · chyme · peristalsis · intestinal · bile · digestive · tract · gastric · duodenum
impolite
Lacking good manners
indecorous · unmannerly · discourteous · offensive · crass · tactless · embarrassment · excuse · apology · suppress
eruption
Violent sudden release
sulfurous · geothermal · crater · fumarole · gases · emission · plume · spew · volcanic · geyser