bloating

v. inflate, puff up, balloon, distend

For the computer term, see software bloat. Bloating is any abnormal general swelling, or increase in diameter of the abdominal area. As a symptom, the patient feels a full and tight abdomen, which may cause abdominal pain sometimes accompanied by borborygmus. Bloating may have several causes, the most common being accumulation of liquids and intestinal gas. Ascites is the proper medical term for abdominal bloating caused by excessive accumulation of liquid inside the cavity.
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Noun
1. swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
(hypernym) swelling, puffiness, lump
Verb
1. become bloated or swollen or puff up; "The dead man's stomach was bloated"
(hypernym) swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce
2. make bloated or swollen; "Hunger bloated the child's belly"
(hypernym) swell
(hyponym) distend

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