flatus

noun

fla·​tus ˈflā-təs 

: gas generated in the stomach or bowels

Examples of flatus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rate of hydrogen sulfide production (flatulence index) and frequency and number of emissions were evaluated as potential indicators of flatus characteristics. —Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 6 Sep. 2013

The purpose of this study was to design artificial flatus from bacterial volatile compounds to stimulate research into neutralizing measures. —Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2017

Trump’s flatus into a law-enforcement crusade. —Adam Weinstein, The New Republic, 2 June 2020

Getting a sample of gut gas can require analyzing flatus (farts), insertion of tubes, breath tests and whole-body calorimetry. —Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2018

In one experiment, about half of people who ate chocolate bars containing 32 grams of a polyol called sorbitol suffered from diarrhea, flatus, stomach aches, and bloating. —Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 7 Aug. 2020

However, old fart could also mean that elderly individuals pass flatus more often. —Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2018

But the flatus which had passed through clothing caused no bacteria to sprout, which suggests that clothing acts as a filter. —Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 1 Sep. 2017

This problem may be more significant on commercial airplanes where many people are seated in limited space and where changes in volume of intestinal gases, due to altered cabin pressure, increase the amount of potential flatus. —Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2013

Word History

Etymology

Latin, act of blowing, act of breaking wind

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

flatus

noun

fla·​tus ˈflāt-əs 

: gas generated in the stomach or bowels