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aerophagia (medicine) and low-rise (oh)


aerophagia (medicine)


aerophagia


The word phage in Greek means to eat. Aerophagia is literally to eat air. Aerophagia is a common cause of gas in the stomach. Everyone swallows small amounts of air when eating or drinking. However, rapid eating or drinking, chewing gum, smoking, or ill-fitting dentures may cause a significant increase in swallowed air.


low-rise (oh)



adj [only before noun]
a low-rise building does not have many storeys
-see also high-rise high-rise