Tympanites

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Symptom/Sign: **Tympanites**
*Classifications and external resources*
ICD-10	R 14.
ICD-9	787.3

This article is about the medical condition. For the musical instrument, see timpani.

Tympanites (from the Greek τύμπανο, "drum"), is a medical condition characterized by distension of the stomach, caused by excessive accumulation of gas, whereas meteorism means a pile-up of gas in the intestine.

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v • d • e Symptoms and signs: digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19, 787)

Abdominal and pelvic pain	Abdominal pain - Acute abdomen - Colic

Other	Nausea/Vomiting - Heartburn - Dysphagia (Oropharyngeal, Esophageal) flatulence and related (Abdominal distension, Bloating, Burping, Tympanites) Fecal incontinence (Encopresis) hepatosplenomegaly (Hepatomegaly, Splenomegaly) Jaundice - Ascites - Fecal occult blood - Halitosis