tympanites

[tim-puh-nahy-teez]

noun

Pathology.

1. distention of the abdominal wall, as in peritonitis, caused by the accumulation of gas or air in the intestine or peritoneal cavity.

tympanites

/ ˌtɪmpəˈnaɪtiːz, ˌtɪmpəˈnɪtɪk /

noun

1. Also called: meteorism.  tympany. distension of the abdomen caused by an abnormal accumulation of gas in the intestinal or peritoneal cavity, as in peritonitis

Other Word Forms

• tympanitic adjective
• subtympanitic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tympanites¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin tympanītēs < Greek tympanī́tēs, derivative of týmpanon drum ( tympanum )

Word History and Origins

Origin of tympanites¹

C14: from Late Latin, from Greek tumpanitēs concerning a drum, from tumpanon drum

Example Sentences

But in typhoid fever we observe also as favorable signs the lessening of tympanites, more nearly natural fecal stools, and the absence of tenderness in any part of the abdomen.

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I did rashly declare that it was not epilepsy, because Sauvages tympanites intestinalis is a feature of hysteria, but not of epilepsy.

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Hence it is necessary to follow symptoms and watch the stools in order to determine which food material is to blame for the tympanites and reduce the allowance of that food in the diet.

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Grass or clover when wet by dew or rain frequently disorders digestion and brings on tympanites; frozen roots or pastures covered with hoar frost should also be regarded as dangerous.

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On March 31 there was slight tympanites and tenderness in the right iliac fossa.

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