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tympanitis
tym·pa·ni·tis
/
ˌtɪm
pəˈnaɪ
tɪs
/
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tim-p
uh
-
nahy
-tis
]
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noun
Pathology
.
inflammation of the middle ear; otitis media.
Origin:
1790–1800;
tympan(um)
+
-itis
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tympanitis
(ˌtɪmpəˈnaɪtɪs)
—
n
Also called:
otitis media
inflammation of the eardrum
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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tympanitis
tym·pa·ni·tis (tĭm'pə-nī'tĭs)
n.
See
myringitis
.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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