Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A distension of the abdomen resulting from the accumulation of gas or air in the intestine or peritoneal cavity.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Distention of the abdomen caused by the presence of air either in the intestine or in the cavity of the peritoneum; abdominal tympanism.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Med.) A flatulent distention of the belly; tympany.

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  • noun medicine A distended abdomen as a result of an accumulation of gas.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun distension of the abdomen that is caused by the accumulation of gas in the intestines or the peritoneal cavity

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English, from Late Latin tympanītēs, from Greek tumpanītēs, from tumpanon, drum.]

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Coined based on Ancient Greek τύμπανον (tumpanon).

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  • The “blimp” was a British wry tease:

    A Trump in his bright tighty-whities.

    Onlookers were cheerful,

    The Trump, though, was tearful,

    Afflicted with gross tympanites.

    August 26, 2018