tympanites

[ tim-puh-nahy-teez ]

/ ˌtɪm pəˈnaɪ tiz /

noun Pathology.

distention of the abdominal wall, as in peritonitis, caused by the accumulation of gas or air in the intestine or peritoneal cavity.

Origin of tympanites

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

OTHER WORDS FROM tympanites

tym·pa·nit·ic

[tim-puh-nit-ik], /ˌtɪm pəˈnɪt ɪk/, adjectivesub·tym·pa·nit·ic, adjective

Words nearby tympanites

tympanic plexus, tympanic ring, tympanic sinus, tympanic vein, tympanist, tympanites, tympanitic, tympanitic resonance, tympanitis, tympano-, tympanocentesis

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Example sentences from the Web for tympanites

When cattle are first turned into young clover they eat so greedily of it that tympanites frequently results.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture
Tympanites is closely connected with the symptoms just described.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
Gas accumulates in the stomach, so that tympanites is a prominent symptom.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture
Indeed, tympanites is usually present in a sufficient degree to render this difficult.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

The size of the abdomen is due much more to the tympanites than to the amount of effusion.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tympanites

tympanites

/ (ˌtɪmpəˈnaɪtiːz) /

noun

distension of the abdomen caused by an abnormal accumulation of gas in the intestinal or peritoneal cavity, as in peritonitisAlso called: meteorism, tympany

Derived forms of tympanites

tympanitic (ˌtɪmpəˈnɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for tympanites

C14: from Late Latin, from Greek tumpanitēs concerning a drum, from tumpanon drum

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Medical definitions for tympanites

tympanites

[ tĭm′pə-nī′tēz ]

n.

A distention of the abdomen resulting from the accumulation of gas or air in the intestine or peritoneal cavity.meteorism tympany

Other words from tympanites

tym′pa•nism n.

单词	tympanites
释义	tympanites [ tim-puh-nahy-teez ] / ˌtɪm pəˈnaɪ tiz / noun Pathology. distention of the abdominal wall, as in peritonitis, caused by the accumulation of gas or air in the intestine or peritoneal cavity. Origin of tympanites 1350–1400; Middle English <Late Latin tympanītēs<Greek tympanī́tēs, derivative of týmpanon drum (see tympanum) OTHER WORDS FROM tympanites tym·pa·nit·ic [tim-puh-nit-ik], /ˌtɪm pəˈnɪt ɪk/, adjectivesub·tym·pa·nit·ic, adjective Words nearby tympanites tympanic plexus, tympanic ring, tympanic sinus, tympanic vein, tympanist, tympanites, tympanitic, tympanitic resonance, tympanitis, tympano-, tympanocentesis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tympanites When cattle are first turned into young clover they eat so greedily of it that tympanites frequently results. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle\|U.S. Department of Agriculture Tympanites is closely connected with the symptoms just described. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II\|Various Gas accumulates in the stomach, so that tympanites is a prominent symptom. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle\|U.S. Department of Agriculture Indeed, tympanites is usually present in a sufficient degree to render this difficult. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various The size of the abdomen is due much more to the tympanites than to the amount of effusion. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various British Dictionary definitions for tympanites tympanites / (ˌtɪmpəˈnaɪtiːz) / noun distension of the abdomen caused by an abnormal accumulation of gas in the intestinal or peritoneal cavity, as in peritonitisAlso called: meteorism, tympany Derived forms of tympanites tympanitic (ˌtɪmpəˈnɪtɪk), adjective Word Origin for tympanites C14: from Late Latin, from Greek tumpanitēs concerning a drum, from tumpanon drum 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 Medical definitions for tympanites tympanites [ tĭm′pə-nī′tēz ] n. A distention of the abdomen resulting from the accumulation of gas or air in the intestine or peritoneal cavity.meteorism tympany Other words from tympanites tym′pa•nism n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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