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tympany
[tim´pah-ne]a tympanic, or bell-like, percussion note, often elicited during percussion over a pneumothorax or tympanites (distended abdomen).
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tym·pa·ny
(tim'pă-nē),A low-pitched, resonant, drumlike note obtained by percussing the surface of a large air-containing space, such as the distended abdomen or the thorax with or without pneumothorax.
Synonym(s): tympanitic resonance
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tympany
(tĭm′pə-nē)n. pl. tympa·nies
1. See tympanites.
2. Archaic Inflated manner or style; bombast.
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tym·pa·ny
(tim'pă-nē)A low-pitched, resonant, drumlike note obtained by percussing the surface of a large air-containing space, such as the distended abdomen or the thorax with or without pneumothorax.
Synonym(s): tympanitic resonance.
Synonym(s): tympanitic resonance.
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tym·pa·ny
(tim'pă-nē)Low-pitched, resonant, drumlike note obtained by percussing surface of a large air-containing space (e.g., distended abdomen).
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