tympanites
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of tympanites
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin tympanītēs < Greek tympanī́tēs, derivative of týmpanon drum ( see tympanum)
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This tympanites cannot be from peritonitis for perforation would be necessary to cause it and nothing would stop the progress after it had once started except to open the cavity wash and drain.
From Appendicitis by John Henry Tilden
Collins describes spontaneous rupture of the stomach in a woman of seventy-four, the subject of lateral curvature of the spine, who had frequent attacks of indigestion and tympanites.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
My patient was on his back for several days, because it is impossible for a patient to stay on either side while suffering from severe tympanites.
From Appendicitis by John Henry Tilden
The abdomen was distended with tympanites and the rectum much dilated with accumulated feces.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
In cases of recovery the pulse improves, the vomiting ceases, and the tympanites disappears.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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