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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. distension of the abdomen that is caused by the accumulation of gas in the intestines or the peritoneal cavity; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tympanites \Tym`pa*ni"tes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. tympani`ths, fr.
   ty`mpanon a kettledrum.] (Med.)
   A flatulent distention of the belly; tympany.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tympanites
    n 1: distension of the abdomen that is caused by the
         accumulation of gas in the intestines or the peritoneal
         cavity