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tympanites

/tim-puh-nahy-teez/US // ˌtɪm pəˈnaɪ tiz //UK // (ˌtɪmpəˈnaɪtiːz) //

鼓浪屿,鼓膜人,鼓楼人,鼓楼

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Pathology.

    • : distention of the abdominal wall, as in peritonitis, caused by the accumulation of gas or air in the intestine or peritoneal cavity.

Examples

  • Tympanī′tis, inflammation of the membrane of the ear; Tym′pany, any swelling, turgidity: tympanites.

  • In our case the appetite is good, and the digestion normal—tympanites, splashing, and abdominal pain are all absent.

  • Indeed, tympanites is usually present in a sufficient degree to render this difficult.

  • The rose-colored eruption is, moreover, wanting, and diarrhoea and tympanites are absent.

  • The abdominal form, in which the abdominal symptoms, such as diarrhoea and tympanites, are well developed.