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tympanites

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Noun
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tym=pa=ni=tes

CIDE DICTIONARY

tympanitesn. [L., fr. Gr. tympani`ths, fr. ty`mpanon a kettledrum.].
     A flatulent distention of the belly; tympany.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

tympanites, n. a swelling of the abdomen caused by gas in the intestine etc.

Derivative
tympanitic adj.
Etymology
LL f. Gk tumpanites of a drum (as TYMPANUM)

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