Tympanites
21meteorism — SYN: tympanites. [G. meteorismos, a lifting up] * * * me·te·or·ism mēt ē ə .riz əm n gaseous distension of the stomach or intestine: TYMPANITES * * * n. see tympanites * * * me·te·or·ism (meґte ə riz″əm) [Gr. meteōrizein to… …
22Tympany — A hollow drum like sound produced when a gas containing cavity is tapped sharply. Tympany is heard if the chest contains free air (pneumothorax) or the abdomen is distended with gas. Another term for tympany is tympanites. Both terms come from… …
23-ites — G. adjectival suffix attached to noun stems, corresponding to L. alis or inus or to Eng. y or like. An adjective formed with this suffix sometimes stands alone, representing a phrase from which a noun has been dropped ( e.g., tympanites for… …
24tympanitic — 1. Referring to tympanites. SYN: tympanous. 2. Denoting the quality of sound elicited by percussing over the inflated intestine or a large pulmonary cavity. SYN: tympanal (3), tympanic (3). * * * tym·pa·nit·ic .tim pə nit ik adj …
25timpanitis — (Del lat. tympanum < gr. tympanon, pandero + gr. itis, inflamación.) ► sustantivo femenino MEDICINA Acumulación de gases en el vientre u otras partes del cuerpo, que produce hinchazón. IRREG. plural timpanitis SINÓNIMO [timpanismo] * * *… …
26tympanite — ● tympanite nom féminin Inflammation de la caisse du tympan, otite moyenne. I. ⇒TYMPANITE1, subst. fém. PATHOL. Distension de l abdomen, provoquée par la présence excessive de gaz ou d air dans les intestins ou dans la cavité péritonéale. Synon.… …
27Tympanitic — Tym pa*nit ic, a. [L. tympaniticus one afflicted with tympanites.] (Med.) Of, pertaining to, or affected with, tympanites. [1913 Webster] …
28Tympany — Tym pa*ny, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? a kettledrum. See {Tympanites}.] 1. (Med.) A flatulent distention of the belly; tympanites. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, inflation; conceit; bombast; turgidness. Thine s a tympany of sense. Dryden. [1913 Webster] A …
29Flatulence — German peasants greet the fire and brimstone from a papal bull of Pope Paul III in …
30tympany — /tim peuh nee/, n. 1. Pathol. tympanites. 2. Archaic. inflated or pretentious style; bombast; turgidity. [1520 30; < ML tympanias < Gk tympanías tympanites] * * * …
