tympanitic

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or suffering from, tympany.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

adjectivetympanitic (comparative more tympanitic, superlative most tympanitic)

comparative more tympanitic · superlative most tympanitic

  1. medicineOf, pertaining to, or suffering from, tympany.

Origin

  1. Latintympaniticus“one afflicted with tympanites”
  2. Englishtympanitic

Latin tympaniticus (“one afflicted with tympanites”).

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APA

tympanitic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tympanitic

MLA

“tympanitic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tympanitic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tympanitic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tympanitic.

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