Tympany Definition
tĭmpə-nē
tympanies
noun
Inflated or distended condition.
Webster's New World
Bombast; pomposity.
Webster's New World
(medicine)Tympanites (distention of the abdomen).
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Other Word Forms of Tympany
Noun
Singular:
tympanyPlural:
tympaniesOrigin of Tympany
Medieval Latin tympanias tympanites from Greek tumpaniās from tumpanon drum
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Coined based on Ancient Greek τύμπανον (tumpanon).
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