Tympanites
11tympanites — [ˌtɪmpə nʌɪti:z] noun Medicine swelling of the abdomen with air or gas. Derivatives tympanitic adjective Origin ME: via late L. from Gk tumpanitēs, from tumpanon (see tympanum) …
12tympanites — n. (Med.) See tympany …
13tympanites — tym·pa·ni·tes …
14tympanites — meteorism; n. distension of the abdomen with air or gas: the abdomen is resonant (drumlike) on percussion. Causes include intestinal obstruction, the irritable bowel syndrome, and aerophagy …
15tympanites — /tɪmpəˈnaɪtiz/ (say timpuh nuyteez) noun distension of the abdomen caused by the presence of air or gas, as in the intestine. {New Latin, from Greek: relating to a drum} –tympanitic /tɪmpəˈnɪtɪk/ (say timpuh nitik), adjective …
16tympanites — Swelling of the abdomen caused by gas in the intestines or peritoneal cavity. Also called meteorism …
17tympanites — n. a swelling of the abdomen caused by gas in the intestine etc. Derivatives: tympanitic adj. Etymology: LL f. Gk tumpanites of a drum (as TYMPANUM) …
18uterine tympanites — physometra …
19drum belly — tympanites …
20flatulent colic — tympanites …