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Bloat — is a medical condition in which the stomach becomes overstretched by excessive gas content. It is also commonly referred to as torsion, gastric torsion, and gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV) when the stomach is also twisted. The word bloat is… … Wikipedia
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. CausesBloating may have several causes … Wikipedia
Bloating — Bloat Bloat (bl[=o]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bloated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bloating}.] [Cf. Icel. blotna to become soft, blautr soft, wet, Sw. bl[ o]t soft, bl[ o]ta to soak; akin to G. bloss bare, and AS. ble[ a]t wretched; or perh. fr. root of Eng … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bloat — (bl[=o]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bloated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bloating}.] [Cf. Icel. blotna to become soft, blautr soft, wet, Sw. bl[ o]t soft, bl[ o]ta to soak; akin to G. bloss bare, and AS. ble[ a]t wretched; or perh. fr. root of Eng. 5th blow.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bloating — bloat·ing (blōtґing) distention of the abdomen caused by swallowed air or by intestinal gas … Medical dictionary
bloat — {{11}}bloat (n.) 1860 as a disease of livestock, from BLOAT (Cf. bloat) (v.). Meaning bloatedness is from 1905. {{12}}bloat (v.) 1670s, to cause to swell (earlier, in reference to cured fish, to cause to be soft, 1610s), from now obsolete bloat… … Etymology dictionary
bloat — /bloʊt / (say bloht) verb (t) 1. to make distended, as with air, water, etc.; cause to swell. 2. to puff up; make vain or conceited. 3. to cure (fish) by half drying, leaving them soft. –verb (i) 4. to become swollen; be puffed out or dilated.… …
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advance — Synonyms and related words: Brownian movement, Great Leap Forward, Wall Street loan, abet, accelerate, access, accession, accommodate with, accommodation, accomplishment, accost, accretion, accrual, accrue, accruement, acculturate, accumulate,… … Moby Thesaurus
boom — Synonyms and related words: Carling float, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accrue, accruement, accumulate, accumulation, addition, advance, aggrandizement, amplification, appreciate, appreciation, arch dam, ascent, augmentation, awake the… … Moby Thesaurus
