meteorism
noun
med another name for tympanites
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In a few days the febrile action and the meteorism may subside, leaving the symptoms of local peritonitis.
The meteorism is usually preceded and accompanied by gurgling and tenderness on pressure in the right iliac fossa.
meteorism
[mē′tē-ə-rĭz′əm]
n.
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