tympanites
distention of the abdominal wall, as in peritonitis, caused by the accumulation of gas or air in the intestine or peritoneal cavity.
Origin of tympanites
1Other words from tympanites
- tym·pa·nit·ic [tim-puh-nit-ik], /ˌtɪm pəˈnɪt ɪk/, adjective
- sub·tym·pa·nit·ic, adjective
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How to use tympanites in a sentence
Tympanī′tis, inflammation of the membrane of the ear; Tym′pany, any swelling, turgidity: tympanites.
In our case the appetite is good, and the digestion normal—tympanites, splashing, and abdominal pain are all absent.
Tics and Their Treatment | Henry MeigneIndeed, tympanites is usually present in a sufficient degree to render this difficult.
The rose-colored eruption is, moreover, wanting, and diarrhoea and tympanites are absent.
The abdominal form, in which the abdominal symptoms, such as diarrhoea and tympanites, are well developed.
British Dictionary definitions for tympanites
/ (ˌtɪmpəˈnaɪtiːz) /
distension of the abdomen caused by an abnormal accumulation of gas in the intestinal or peritoneal cavity, as in peritonitis: Also called: meteorism, tympany
Origin of tympanites
1Derived forms of tympanites
- tympanitic (ˌtɪmpəˈnɪtɪk), adjective
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