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Farting holds the official scientific name of flatulence

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Medical terminology loves to dress up incredibly undignified bodily functions with intensely serious Latin derivatives. The loud expulsion of trapped internal gases is formally documented as flatulence, completely elevating a crude biological exhaust release into a distinguished clinical event. No matter the fancy label, it remains just compressed waste air escaping the chassis.

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Farting holds the official scientific name of flatulence
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