tympanism

tympanites

 [tim″pah-ni´tēz]

drumlike distention of the abdomen due to air or gas in the intestine or peritoneal cavity. adj., adj tympanit´ic.

tym·pa·ni·tes

(tim'pă-nī'tēz),

Swelling of the abdomen resulting from gas in the intestinal or peritoneal cavity.

Synonym(s): meteorism, tympania, tympanism

[L. fr. G. tympanitēs, an edema in which the belly is stretched like a drum, tympanon]

tym·pa·ni·tes

(timpă-nītēz)

Swelling of the abdomen due to gas in the intestinal or peritoneal cavity.
Synonym(s): meteorism, tympanism.

[L. fr. G. tympanitēs, an edema in which the belly is stretched like a drum, tympanon]