Tympanitic
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.
noun
1.
distension of the abdomen caused by an abnormal accumulation of gas in the intestinal or peritoneal cavity, as in peritonitis Also called meteorism, tympany
tympanitic tym·pa·nit·ic (tĭm’pə-nĭt’ĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to tympanites.
Of or relating to the quality of sound elicited by percussing over the inflated intestine or over a large pulmonary cavity; tympanic.
tympanites tym·pa·ni·tes (tĭm’pə-nī’tēz)
n.
A distention of the abdomen resulting from the accumulation of gas or air in the intestine or peritoneal cavity. Also called meteorism, tympany.
tym’pa·nism n.
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