Letter T

Tympany

A hollow drum-like sound produced when a gas-containing cavity is tapped sharply.

Tympany is heard if the chest contains free air (pneumothorax) or the abdomen is distended with gas.

Another term for tympany is tympanites.

Both terms come from the Greek tympanon meaning drum

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