TYMPANITES

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Distension of the abdomen that is caused by the accumulation of gas in the intestines or the peritoneal cavity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("tympanites" is a kind of...):

dilatation; distension; distention (the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions)

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