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Webster 1913 Edition

Tympanites

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Tymˊpa-ni′tes

,

Noun.

[L., fr. Gr.

τυμπανίτης

, fr.

τύμπανον

a kettledrum.]

(Med.)

A flatulent distention of the belly; tympany.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tympanites

TYM'PANITES

,

Noun.

In medicine, a flatulent distention of the belly; wind dropsy; tympany.

Definition 2024

tympanites

tympanites

English

Noun

tympanites ‎(uncountable)

(medicine) A distended abdomen as a result of an accumulation of gas.

Translations

distended abdomen

Spanish: meteorismo m

Synonyms

Derived terms

tympanitic