noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
bloating; flatulence; meteorism
Medical term for accumulation of gas in the abdomen, causing distension. Used in clinical contexts; in everyday speech, お腹が張る or ガスがたまる are more common.
Symptoms of meteorism include a feeling of abdominal distension.
食後に鼓腸を感じることが多い。
I often feel bloated after meals.
Standard medical term for abdominal bloating or flatulence.
Variant kanji form; less common than 鼓腸.
Sino-Japanese medical term composed of 鼓 (drum, distend) and 腸 (intestines), literally 'drum-like intestines', referring to the distended abdomen.