First Known Use: 1528
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tympany
noun tym·pa·ny \-nē\
plural tym·pa·nies
Definition of TYMPANY
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Origin of TYMPANY
Medieval Latin tympanias, from Greek, from tympanon
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tympany
noun tym·pa·ny \-nē\
plural tym·pa·nies
Medical Definition of TYMPANY
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: a resonant sound heard in percussion (as of the abdomen)
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