Definition of tympanites in English:
tympanites
noun ˌtɪmpəˈnʌɪtiːzˌtɪmpəˈnaɪdiz
mass nounMedicine Swelling of the abdomen with air or gas.
Example sentencesExamples
- We remained a gastric tube during operation to prevent intestinal tympanites and to put in medicines that could improve the movement of intestine.
- When they gave me this information I knew that the tympanites was due to narcotic paralysis, instead of coming from perforative, septic peritonitis, as the general appearance and symptoms indicated.
- It must be remembered that over distension makes contraction impossible, i. e., tympanites is paralysis just exactly according to its degree of distension.
- The situation had changed from day before in that there were tenderness and pain in abdomen on pressure, some tympanites and an arrest of usual local discharge.
- Abdominal distension with a splashing sound like water, and accompanying dysuria indicates tympanites or ascites.
Derivatives
adjective ˌtɪmpəˈnɪtɪk
Medicine Examination also showed a distended tympanitic abdomen, and abdominal radiography showed a large amount of gas in a distended bladder.
Example sentencesExamples
- On exam, he is tympanitic over his abdomen and liver.
- You examined her and she had a tympanitic abdomen.
- Palpation of the abdomen showing abdominal distension with a tympanitic note on percussion, but with normal urination, indicates qi tympanites.
- Her abdomen was grossly distended and tympanitic with high-pitched bowel sounds.
Origin
Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek tumpanitēs, from tumpanon (see tympanum).
Definition of tympanites in US English:
tympanites
nounˌtimpəˈnīdēzˌtɪmpəˈnaɪdiz
Medicine Swelling of the abdomen with air or gas.
Example sentencesExamples
- The situation had changed from day before in that there were tenderness and pain in abdomen on pressure, some tympanites and an arrest of usual local discharge.
- Abdominal distension with a splashing sound like water, and accompanying dysuria indicates tympanites or ascites.
- When they gave me this information I knew that the tympanites was due to narcotic paralysis, instead of coming from perforative, septic peritonitis, as the general appearance and symptoms indicated.
- It must be remembered that over distension makes contraction impossible, i. e., tympanites is paralysis just exactly according to its degree of distension.
- We remained a gastric tube during operation to prevent intestinal tympanites and to put in medicines that could improve the movement of intestine.
Origin
Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek tumpanitēs, from tumpanon (see tympanum).