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MeSH Heading: Flatulence
Tree Number(s): C23.888.821.360
Unique ID: D005414
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005414
Annotation: /drug ther: consider also ANTIFOAMING AGENTS; see note on "intestinal gases" under GASES
Scope Note: Production or presence of gas in the gastrointestinal tract which may be expelled through the anus.
Entry Term(s): Flatus
NLM Classification #: WI 143
See Also: Antifoaming Agents
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 1999/11/03

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veterinary (VE)

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Flatulence MeSH Descriptor Data 2026