tympanites

American  

[tim-puh-nahy-teez] / ˌtɪm pəˈnaɪ tiz /

noun

Pathology.

1. distention of the abdominal wall, as in peritonitis, caused by the accumulation of gas or air in the intestine or peritoneal cavity.

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tympanites British  

/ ˌtɪmpəˈnaɪtiːz, ˌtɪmpəˈnɪtɪk /

noun

1. Also called: meteorism.   tympany.  distension of the abdomen caused by an abnormal accumulation of gas in the intestinal or peritoneal cavity, as in peritonitis

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• tympanitic
  adjective
• subtympanitic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of tympanites

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin tympanītēs < Greek tympanī́tēs, derivative of týmpanon drum ( see tympanum)

Example Sentences

Other unfavorable symptoms are a dry, brown tongue, excessive tympanites with great abdominal tenderness, severe diarrhoea, vomiting when it occurs late in the disease, intestinal hemorrhage, and colliquative sweats.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Hence it is necessary to follow symptoms and watch the stools in order to determine which food material is to blame for the tympanites and reduce the allowance of that food in the diet.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.

The participants seemed to suffer greatly from tympanites which was generally relieved by compression or thumping on the abdomen.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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 Proudfit, Fairfax T.

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 Tilden, John Henry