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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries공기 삼킴
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gonggi samkim
"공기 삼킴은 소화 불량을 유발할 수 있습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of swallowing air, often leading to discomfort or bloating.
"Patients with aerophagia may experience abdominal pain due to excessive air in the stomach." - 2
A condition characterized by the excessive ingestion of air, typically during eating or drinking.
"Aerophagia can be exacerbated by anxiety or rapid eating habits."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'aerophagia' originates from the Greek roots 'aero-' meaning 'air' and 'phagein' meaning 'to eat'. It was adopted into medical terminology in the late 19th century to describe the condition of swallowing air, particularly in relation to digestive issues.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Aerophagia" is said worldwide
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aérophagie
Transliteration: aérophagie
"Les patients souffrant d'aérophagie peuvent ressentir des douleurs abdominales."
Aerophagie
Transliteration: Aerophagie
"Aerophagie kann durch schnelles Essen verursacht werden."
aerofagia
Transliteration: aerofagia
"L'aerofagia può causare disagio addominale."
aerofagia
Transliteration: aerofagia
"La aerofagia puede ser un síntoma de ansiedad."
aerofagia
Transliteration: aerofagia
"A aerofagia pode causar desconforto abdominal."
वायु निगलना
Transliteration: vayu nigalna
"वायु निगलने से पेट में दर्द हो सकता है।"
吞气
Transliteration: tūnqì
"吞气可能导致腹部不适。"
공기 삼킴
Transliteration: gonggi samkim
"공기 삼킴은 소화 불량을 유발할 수 있습니다."
空気嚥下
Transliteration: kūki enka
"空気嚥下は腹部の不快感を引き起こすことがあります。"
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