flatus
Digestive tract gas
Flatus is gas generated in the stomach or intestines.
The word is medical or formal—outside clinical contexts, people say gas or wind.
A single emission of flatus is a fart.
The patient reported excessive flatus after meals.
Of the gut
- bowelInternal digestive organ
- colonLarge intestine section
- digestionBodily food breakdown
- gutDigestive tract, or instinct
gastrointestinal · abdomen · bloating · stomach · microbiome · fermentation · bacteria · peristalsis
Simplest alkane fuel
- hydrogenSimplest atomic element
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
- carbon dioxideRespiration byproduct, photosynthesis fuel
- sulfurYellow combustible element
hydrogen sulfide · odor · odorless · malodorous · foul-smelling · pungent · gaseous · volatile
Swollen, expanded state
- distensionEnlargement from pressure
- dyspepsiaImpaired digestion causing discomfort
- indigestionPainful stomach after meals
- irritable bowelTemperamental intestinal condition
lactose intolerance · malabsorption · celiac · constipation · gastroparesis · Crohn's · colitis · food intolerance
Cultural or social prohibition
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
- embarrassingCausing awkward self-consciousness
- socialConcerning community life
- publicAvailable to all
audible · silent · discreet · excuse · apology · mortification · faux pas · indiscretion
Gag about passing gas
- whoopee cushionAir-filled prank device
- prankPlayful trick on someone
- juvenileYoung person or animal
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
comedy · bathroom humor · giggle · snicker · funny · silly · childish · scatological
intestinal
Of the gut
gut · gastrointestinal · abdomen · bloating · stomach · microbiome · fermentation · bacteria · peristalsis · rectum
methane
Simplest alkane fuel
- hydrogenSimplest atomic element
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
- carbon dioxideRespiration byproduct, photosynthesis fuel
sulfur · hydrogen sulfide · odor · odorless · malodorous · foul-smelling · pungent · gaseous · volatile · trace
bloating
Swollen, expanded state
- distensionEnlargement from pressure
- dyspepsiaImpaired digestion causing discomfort
- indigestionPainful stomach after meals
irritable bowel · lactose intolerance · malabsorption · celiac · constipation · gastroparesis · Crohn's · colitis · food intolerance · excessive
taboo
Cultural or social prohibition
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
- embarrassingCausing awkward self-consciousness
- socialConcerning community life
public · audible · silent · discreet · excuse · apology · mortification · faux pas · indiscretion · etiquette
fart joke
Gag about passing gas
- whoopee cushionAir-filled prank device
- prankPlayful trick on someone
- juvenileYoung person or animal
slapstick · comedy · bathroom humor · giggle · snicker · funny · silly · childish · scatological · lowbrow
- flatulencefart, gas, passing gas, breaking wind, break wind
- body fluidsblood, lymph, saliva, urine, sweat
flatuseructation
Expulsion of gastric gas
burp · belch · regurgitation · burping · belching
inflate, inflation, deflate, inflated, deflated, deflation, conflate, inflatable, deflating