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tympanitis

[ tim-puh-nahy-tis ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the middle ear; otitis media.


tympanitis

/ ˌtɪmpəˈnaɪtɪs /

noun

  1. inflammation of the eardrum Also calledotitis media
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tympanitis1

First recorded in 1790–1800; tympan(um) + -itis
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Example Sentences

There was no fever or tympanitis, and this time but little pain.

The temperature had fallen from 104 to 101, and the tympanitis was almost entirely gone.

I have already referred to a case in which after recovery the bowels were greatly disturbed by tympanitis for years.

Of tympanitis there was none till near death, and then but little.

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