A rapid accumulation of gas in the intestine. It is typically a sign of bowel necrosis from bacterial infection, a life-threatening surgical emergency, and is usually caused by the consumption of large quantities of undercooked pork.

plural of meteorism

Dated form of meteoric.

To weather / (poetic, archaic) To ascend in vapours; to take the form of a meteor.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of meteorize

simple past tense and past participle of meteorize

present participle of meteorize

(astronomy) A phenomenon occurring when many meteors are seen on Earth during a short period of time.

plural of meteor shower

An iron-nickel alloy found on meteorites, generally found in the form of kamacite and taenite.