meteorism
/ (ˈmiːtɪəˌrɪzəm) /
noun
med another name for tympanites
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Nearby words
- meteor shower,
- meteor swarm,
- meteor.,
- meteoric,
- meteoric water,
- meteorite,
- meteorite crater,
- meteorites,
- meteoritics,
- meteorogram
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The meteorism is usually preceded and accompanied by gurgling and tenderness on pressure in the right iliac fossa.
In a few days the febrile action and the meteorism may subside, leaving the symptoms of local peritonitis.
meteorism
[ mē′tē-ə-rĭz′əm ]
n.
tympanites
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