Tympanites

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A distention of the abdomen resulting from the accumulation of gas or air in the intestine or peritoneal cavity. Also called tympany.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A distended abdomen as a result of an accumulation of gas.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A flatulent distention of the belly; tympany.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Distention of the abdomen caused by the presence of air either in the intestine or in the cavity of the peritoneum; abdominal tympanism.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. distension of the abdomen that is caused by the accumulation of gas in the intestines or the peritoneal cavity
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    distention    dilatation    distension   
    Cross Reference
    uterine tympanites   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    tympany    meteorism   
     
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