Definition of Tympany

1. n. A flatulent distention of the belly; tympanites.

Definition of Tympany

1. a swelling of the abdomen [n -NIES]

Medical Definition of Tympany

1. 1. A flatulent distention of the belly; tympanites. 2. Hence, inflation; conceit; bombast; turgidness. "Thine 's a tympany of sense." "A plethoric a tautologic tympany of sentence." (De Quincey) Origin: Gr, fr. A kettledrum. See Tympanites. (28 Oct 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tympany

tympanostapedial syndesmosis
tympanostomy
tympanostomy tube
tympanotemporal
tympanotomy
tympanous
tympans
Tympanuchus
Tympanuchus cupido
Tympanuchus cupido cupido
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
tympanum
tympanum
tympanums
tympany (current term)
tympany (current term)
tymps
tynd
Tyndale
Tyndall
Tyndall
tyndallization
Tyndall effect
Tyndall effect
Tyndall phenomenon
tynde
tyne
Tyne
tyned
tynes

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