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tympanites

Noun

tym=pa=ni=tes

WORDNET DICTIONARY

tympanites(n = noun.state) Array - distension of the abdomen that is caused by the accumulation of gas in the intestines or the peritoneal cavity; Array

tympanites, n. [L., fr. Gr. tympani`ths, fr. ty`mpanon a kettledrum.].

A flatulent distention of the belly; tympany. [1913 Webster]

tympanites, n. a swelling of the abdomen caused by gas in the intestine etc.

Derivative

tympanitic adj.

Etymology

LL f. Gk tumpanites of a drum (as TYMPANUM)

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