Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A morbid accumulation of gas in any part of the body. See
emphysema .
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- noun medicine the abnormal
accumulation ofgas in the body.
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He answers free peritoneal air and pneumatosis in a snap but then he is silent.
The Worst Years of Your Life Mark Jude Poirier 2007
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