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What is another word for tympanitic?

Pronunciation: [tˌɪmpɐnˈɪtɪk] (IPA)

Tympanitic refers to the sound that indicates an abnormal accumulation of air or gas in the abdomen. If you are looking for synonyms for the word tympanitic, you can consider terms like bloated, distended, puffy, swollen, ballooned, and inflated. These words describe a condition where the stomach or intestines appear full of air and when knocked, they are said to produce a drum-like sound. Other synonyms that can be used for tympanitic include resonant, gaseous, drum-like, hollow, or sonorous. All these words can be used to describe an abnormal accumulation of gas in the abdomen or other parts of the body that cause a dull, empty, or drum-like sound on percussion.
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What are the hypernyms for Tympanitic?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

  • Other hypernyms:

    audiology, tinnitus, acoustic phenomenon, percussion sound, resonance sound, Abdominal sound, Abnormal sound, Echolalia sound, Pear shaped sound, Vesicular sound.

Usage examples for Tympanitic

When the tympanitic animal is not distressed and the swelling of the flank is not great, or when the most distressing condition has been removed by the use of the trocar, it is best to use internal medicine.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
Shortly after his term of service expired, however, some acute symptoms developed and there was swelling, or at least tympanitic distention of the abdomen with disturbance of the pulse, and he was operated on in the hospital and his appendix removed.
"Psychotherapy"
James J. Walsh
We know nothing better in the main, than his demolition of what is untrue, and his reduction of what is absurd, and his taking the wind out of what is tympanitic, in the notorious Vestiges; we don’t say he always does justice to what is really good in it; his mission is to execute justice upon it, and that he does.
"Spare Hours"
John Brown

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