1. Distension of the abdomen caused by accumulation of gas in the intestines or peritoneal cavity
   "The patient presented with severe tympany and abdominal pain";
   - tympanites
    
2. [archaic] A swelling or distension, especially of the abdomen
   "The doctor checked for tympany as a sign of intestinal obstruction"

Sounds like: timpani, tympani

Derived forms: tympanies

Type of: dilatation, distension, distention

Encyclopedia: Tympany