or is it just gas?
2007-04-04 17:38:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Farts are considered so embarrassing that we still don't have a commonly accepted word for them.
"Flatus" is the technical and scientific term.
There are many euphemisms for farts (I'm sure you've heard of quite a few) ; "let off", "shoot a fairy", "fluff", "bum burp", "cut the cheese" etc.
Words were invented as "nice" alternatives to the word "fart" such as "exogust", "flatulate", "boomerate" and "exmeteorate", but none were accepted.
2007-04-04 18:38:35 · answer #1 · answered by K * 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
A scientific name for a fart is flatus or flatulence.
2007-04-05 01:23:28 · answer #2 · answered by Tiger Tracks 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I am sure there is a medical term for it, or at least a medical term for gas. I don't know what it is. There is a medical term for just about everything. If you really want to know, you could try googling a medical dictionary to look it up. They might just use the term flatulence, which is the correct (non-slang) term.
2007-04-05 01:01:57 · answer #3 · answered by RxGirl 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The medical term is 'flatus'
2007-04-05 01:04:20 · answer #4 · answered by formerly_bob 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Flatus or flatuation.
2007-04-05 15:31:42 · answer #5 · answered by harpy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dunno. But the scientific term for a queef (pu$$y fart) is bi-labial fricative
2007-04-05 01:00:15 · answer #6 · answered by TheMadLith 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋