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flatulent

/flach-uh-luhnt/US // ˈflætʃ ə lənt //UK // (ˈflætjʊlənt) //

胀气的,胀气,胀气的人,胀气性

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : generating gas in the alimentary canal, as food.
    • : attended with, caused by, or suffering from such an accumulation of gas.
    • : having unsupported pretensions; inflated and empty; pompous; turgid: a flatulent style.

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Examples

  • In flatulent and spasmodic affections of the bowels, and in gastric irritability.

  • Apply cupping glasses to the stomach and also to the navel, especially if the swelling be flatulent.

  • Potatoes, when eaten freely, are flatulent, but not inconvenient when eaten moderately.

  • It is a popular remedy in dyspepsia, flatulent colic, and heartburn.

  • In the flatulent colic of infants, and as an adjunct to aperient medicine.