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Meteorism vs Tympanites - What's the difference?

meteorism | tympanites | Synonyms |

Meteorism is a synonym of tympanites.


As nouns the difference between meteorism and tympanites

is that meteorism is a rapid accumulation of gas in the intestine meteorism is typically a sign of bowel necrosis from bacterial infection, a life-threatening surgical emergency, and is usually caused by the consumption of large quantities of undercooked pork while tympanites is (medicine) a distended abdomen as a result of an accumulation of gas.

meteorism

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A rapid accumulation of gas in the intestine. Meteorism is typically a sign of bowel necrosis from bacterial infection, a life-threatening surgical emergency, and is usually caused by the consumption of large quantities of undercooked pork.

    • tympanites

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine) A distended abdomen as a result of an accumulation of gas.

    • Synonyms

    * tympany * meteorism

    Derived terms

    * tympanitic