[ad_1] noun, plural bor·bo·ryg·mi [bawr-buh–rig-mahy] /ˌbɔr bəˈrɪg maɪ/. Physiology.
- a rumbling or gurgling sound caused by the movement of gas in the intestines.
noun plural -mi (-maɪ)
- rumbling of the stomach
also borborygmus, 17c., from Latin borborigmus, from Greek borborygmos, from borboryzein “to have a rumbling in the bowels,” imitative.
n. pl. bor•bo•ryg•mī′ (-mī′)
- A rumbling noise produced by the movement of gas through the intestines.