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tympanites

[ tim-puh-nahy-teez ]

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.


tympanites

/ ˌtɪmpəˈnaɪtiːz; ˌtɪmpəˈnɪtɪk /

noun

  1. distension of the abdomen caused by an abnormal accumulation of gas in the intestinal or peritoneal cavity, as in peritonitis Also calledmeteorismtympany
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • tympanitic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ٲ⳾·貹·Ծ· [tim-p, uh, -, nit, -ik], adjective
  • ܲt⳾·貹·Ծi adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tympanites1

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin ٲ⳾貹īŧ < Greek ٲ⳾貹ī́ŧ, derivative of ý貹ԴDz drum ( tympanum )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tympanites1

C14: from Late Latin, from Greek ٳܳ貹Ծŧ concerning a drum, from tumpanon drum
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Example Sentences

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But in typhoid fever we observe also as favorable signs the lessening of tympanites, more nearly natural fecal stools, and the absence of tenderness in any part of the abdomen.

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I did rashly declare that it was not epilepsy, because Sauvages tympanites intestinalis is a feature of hysteria, but not of epilepsy.

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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.

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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.

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On March 31 there was slight tympanites and tenderness in the right iliac fossa.

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