Tympany Explained

Tympany
Field:	Gastroenterology

Tympany or tympanites (sometimes tympanism or tympania), also known as meteorism (especially in humans), 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 (meaning "drum").

Possible causes

• • Bowel obstruction Renal stones
• Functional disorder
• Overeating
  • Bacterial overgrowth Inflammation of the bowel
• Blunt kidney trauma
• Peritonitis
• Menstruation

See also

• Ruminal tympany
• Bloating
• Kwashiorkor

Notes and References

1. Book: Dorland's. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. 2012. Elsevier. 978-0-19-856878-0. 1992. 32nd.