tympanitis

[ tim-puh-nahy-tis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. inflammation of the middle ear; otitis media.

tympanitis

/ ˌtɪmpəˈnaɪtɪs /

noun

1. inflammation of the eardrum Also calledotitis media

Word History and Origins

Origin of tympanitis¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; tympan(um) + -itis

Example Sentences

There was no fever or tympanitis, and this time but little pain.

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The temperature had fallen from 104 to 101, and the tympanitis was almost entirely gone.

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I have already referred to a case in which after recovery the bowels were greatly disturbed by tympanitis for years.

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Of tympanitis there was none till near death, and then but little.

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