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..
The noun dirge comes from the Latin dirige, which means âdirect,â and is the beginning of a prayer that translates as âDirect my way in your sight, O Lord my God.â Dirge can still have a religious meaning, but it can also be any sad and mournful song, poem, or hymn composed or performed in memory of someone who has died.