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tympany

noun
tym·​pa·​ny | \ ˈtim-pÉ™-nÄ“ How to pronounce tympany (audio) \
plural tympanies

Definition of tympany

First Known Use of tympany

1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for tympany

Medieval Latin tympanias, from Greek, from tympanon

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tympany

noun
tym·​pa·​ny | \ -nÄ“ How to pronounce tympany (audio) \
plural tympanies

Medical Definition of tympany

2 : a resonant sound heard in percussion (as of the abdomen)

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