— tympanitic /tim'peuh nit"ik/ , adj.
/tim'peuh nuy"teez/ , n. Pathol.
distention of the abdominal wall, as in peritonitis, caused by the accumulation of gas or air in the intestine or peritoneal cavity.
[ 1350-1400; ME tympanites tympanítes, deriv. of týmpanon drum (see TYMPANUM) ]