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Eructation vs Flatulence - What's the difference?

eructation | flatulence |

As nouns the difference between eructation and flatulence

is that eructation is the act of belching, of expelling gas from the stomach through the mouth while flatulence is the state of having gas, often malodorous, trapped (and often released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart.

eructation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of belching, of expelling gas from the stomach through the mouth.
  • An erumpent blast of gas, wind, or other matter ejected from earthy depths.

    • References

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    flatulence

    English

    (wikipedia flatulence)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state of having gas, often malodorous, trapped (and often released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart.
  • The release of such gas, farting.

    • Coordinate terms

    * queef

    Usage notes

    A formal Latinate term, used in medical and scientific discourse, but also euphemistically to avoid crude terms such as fart. Compare excrement.

    Related terms

    * See also * afflatus