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A long name for a stomach rumble
Borborygmus names a rumbling sound caused by gas moving in the intestines. Its Greek ancestor is itself onomatopoeic. A very ordinary bodily sound has a rather elaborate dictionary label.
The rumble may be easier to produce than the name.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-09