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noun
MedicineDistension of the abdomen, especially by gas in the gastrointestinal tract or peritoneal cavity. Compare "tympanites", "tympany".
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert J. Graves (1796–1853), physician. From post-classical Latin meteorismus meteorismus, perhaps via French météorisme.
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