tympănītes, ae, m., = τυμπανίτης,
a kind of dropsy that swells the belly like a drum , tympanites , Veg. Vet. 1, 43; Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 8, 101 (in Cels. 3, 21, written as Greek).
·noun A flatulent distention of the belly; tympany. ...
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