tympany

== English == === Etymology === Coined based on Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɪmpəni/ Hyphenation: tym‧pa‧ny Homophones: timpani, tympani === Noun === tympany (countable and uncountable, plural tympanies) The sound made by beating a drum. (medicine) Tympanites (distention of the abdomen). Inflation; conceit; bombast; turgidness.