Tympanites

Tympanites is a medical condition in which excess gas accumulates in the gastrointestinal tract and causes abdominal distension.[1] The term is from the Greek τύμπανο, "drum".

Tympanites
Other names	Meteorism

Specialty	Gastroenterology

Possible causes

See also

References

Dorland's (2012). Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (32nd ed.). Elsevier. p. 1992. ISBN 978-0-19-856878-0.

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Classification	D ICD-10: R14 ICD-9-CM: 787.3

Signs and symptoms relating to the human digestive system or abdomen

Gastrointestinal
tract

Accessory

liver: Councilman body
Mallory body

biliary: Boas' sign
Courvoisier's law
Charcot's cholangitis triad/Reynolds' pentad
cholecystitis (Murphy's sign
Lépine's sign
Mirizzi's syndrome)
Nardi test

Abdomen

Pain	Abdominal pain Acute abdomen Colic Baby colic Abdominal guarding Blumberg sign
Distension	Abdominal distension Bloating Ascites Tympanites Shifting dullness Ascites Fluid wave test
Masses	Abdominal mass Hepatosplenomegaly Hepatomegaly Splenomegaly
Other	Jaundice Mallet-Guy sign Puddle sign Ballance's sign Aortic insufficiency Castell's sign Kehr's sign Cullen's sign Grey Turner's sign

Other

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