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Encyclopedia: Tympanites
Tympanites (from the Greek τύμπανο, "drum"), is a medical condition characterized by distension of the stomach, caused by excessive accumulation of gas, whereas meteorism means a pile-up of gas in the...
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Tympanites: A hollow drum-like sound produced when a gas-containing cavity is Tympanites is heard if the chest contains free air (pneumothorax) or the...
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on bloat (animal disease), disorder of ruminant animals involving distention of the rumen, the first of the four divisions of the stomach, with gas of fermentation. Bloated cattle are restless and noticeably uncomfortable and have distended left flanks.
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List of 7 causes of Meteorism (Tympanites), patient stories, book excerpts about Meteorism, diagnosis questions, and associated symptoms.
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When this flatulence is extreme a state arises called flatulent tympanites (q.v.). It is sometimes caused by excessive amounts of cellnlose in the diet,
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Swelling of the abdomen caused by gas in the intestines or peritoneal cavity. Also called meteorism. Print This Page More NCI Dictionaries...
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Relief of Tympanites by Posture. Lesslie M. Sweetnam. Full text. Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version.
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Herbal support includes carminatives, digestive stimulants, or bowel tonics and laxatives. Be cautious with laxatives, and don't use them for more...
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About this time the St. Vitus's dance began to decline, so that milder forms of it appeared more frequently, while the severer cases became more rare; and even in these, some of the important symptoms gradually disappeared. Paracelsus makes no mention of the tympanites as taking place after the attacks,
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2. See tympanites. [Medieval Latin tympanias, tympanites, from Greek tumpani s, from tumpanon, drum.] 1. (Medicine / Pathology) another name for tympanites...
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