SIBO, the acronym for a condition called small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, is being researched as a possible cause of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Like many things related to IBS, the issue of SIBO being the underlying problem is complicated and marked by some controversy in the world of IBS research.
1 Hummock A ridge or pile of ice on an ice field. 2  Hummock A rounded knoll or hillock; a rise of ground of no great extent, above a level surface.3  Hummock Timbered land. 4  See Hammock. n hummock As much of any loose material as can be taken up in the hand with the fingers so bent: as, a hummock of meal. 2  n hummock A low hill of sand on the sea-shore.
A hummock is a small knoll or mound above ground. They are typically less than 15 meters in height and tend to appear in groups or fields. It is difficult to make generalizations about hummocks because of the diversity in their morphology and sedimentology.An extremely irregular surface may be called hummocky.An ice hummock is a boss or rounded knoll of ice rising above the general level of an ice-field. Hummocky ice is caused by slow and unequal pressure in the main body of the packed ice, and by unequal structure and temperature at a later period.t is difficult to make generalizations about hummocks because of the diversity in their morphology and sedimentology. An extremely irregular surface may be called hummocky. An ice hummock is a boss or rounded knoll of ice rising above the general level of an ice-field.