Etymology

ballonnement

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Today it means: The ballooning or distending of a part of the body for operative or diagnostic purposes. Full definition →

French ballonnement
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  1. French · borrowed fromballonnement
  2. English todayballonnement

Borrowed from French ballonnement.

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