tympanites

English

Etymology

Coined based on (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon).

Noun

tympanites (uncountable)

1. (medicine) A distended abdomen as a result of an accumulation of gas.

Synonyms

• tympanism
• tympany
• meteorism

Derived terms

• tympanitic

Translations

distended abdomen

• Polish: wzdęcie (pl) n
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: meteorismo m