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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It is necessary to guard against excessive tympanites since the pressure therefrom against the ulcerated intestinal walls may cause perforation resulting in hemorrhage.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Fairfax T. Proudfit
I did rashly declare that it was not epilepsy, because Sauvages tympanites intestinalis is a feature of hysteria, but not of epilepsy.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz
This is sometimes the consequence of very great tympanites, which, by interfering with the descent of the diaphragm, gives rise to dyspnoea, but it may also occur as a purely nervous phenomenon.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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
If the tympanites coexist with constipation, enemata, either with or without a small quantity of oil of turpentine, may often be used with advantage.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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