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

Cattle, especially those that have been kept in the stable all winter, are liable to suffer from chronic tympanites.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

Grass or clover when wet by dew or rain frequently disorders digestion and brings on tympanites; frozen roots or pastures covered with hoar frost should also be regarded as dangerous.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

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)

Neither of these cases had any tympanites worth mentioning.

From Appendicitis by Tilden, John Henry

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