1 Belching, bloating/distention, and flatulence are evaluated with a medical history, simple abdominal X-rays, small intestinal X-rays, gastric emptying studies, ultrasound examination, computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), tests for maldigestion and malabsorption, and hydrogen breath tests.
The adjective dauntless is a variant of the noun daunt, which means to intimidate or cause fear.. Both words are related to another family of D words â dominate, domestic, domain. They all go back to the Latin root domare, which means to tame..
late 15c., santren to muse, be in reverie, of uncertain origin despite many absurd speculations. Meaning walk with a leisurely gait is from 1660s, and may be a different word. Klein suggests this sense of the word derives via Anglo-French sauntrer (mid-14c.) from French s'aventurer to take risks, but OED finds this unlikely.. Related: Sauntered; sauntering.