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

• subtympanitic
  adjective
• tympanitic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of tympanites

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

Example Sentences

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tympanites

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.

Indeed the tympanites alone would have killed him.

From Appendicitis by Tilden, John Henry

The abdomen was distended with tympanites and the rectum much dilated with accumulated feces.

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.

The rose-colored eruption is, moreover, wanting, and diarrhoea and tympanites are absent.

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