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
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.
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