tympany

tympany /tym·pa·ny/ (-ne)

1. tympanites.

2. a tympanic, or bell-like, percussion note.

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tym·pa·ny (tmp-n)

n.

1. A low-pitched, resonant, drumlike note obtained by percussing the surface of a large air-containing space.

2. See tympanites.

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tympany

1. tympanitis.

2. a tympanic, or bell-like, percussion note.

3. distention of a hollow viscus with gas.

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crop tympany

see pendulous crop.

gastric tympany

see gastric dilatation colic.

intestinal tympany

see intestinal tympany, intestinal dilatation.

ruminal tympany

see ruminal tympany.

secondary tympany

ruminal tympany secondary to some other condition, e.g. traumatic reticulitis, vagus indigestion, esophageal obstruction.