The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tympanites \Tym`pa*ni"tes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? a kettledrum.] (Med.) A flatulent distention of the belly; tympany.
Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) A distended abdomen as a result of an accumulation of gas.
WordNet
n. distension of the abdomen that is caused by the accumulation of gas in the intestines or the peritoneal cavity
Wikipedia
Tympanites (from the Greek τύμπανο, " drum"), also known as meteorism, is a medical condition in which excess gas accumulates in the gastrointestinal tract and causes abdominal distension.
Usage examples of "tympanites".
The abdomen was distended with tympanites and the rectum much dilated with accumulated feces.
Quinine for the regular morning and evening doses, sulphonal and trional for insomnia, ether for injections in case of anemia after hemorrhage, morphine for delirium, citrite of caffeine for weakness of the heart, tincture of valerian for the tympanites, bismuth to relieve nausea and vomiting, and the crushed ice wrapped in flannel cloths for the cold pack in the event of hyperpyrexia.