tympanic resonance

noun

The peculiar high-pitched quality of sound produced by percussion over the intestines, etc. when they contain air.

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Meanings

nountympanic resonance (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe peculiar high-pitched quality of sound produced by percussion over the intestines, etc. when they contain air.
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