Tympanic cavity
tympanic cavity n.
See middle ear.
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- Tympanic ganglion
tympanic ganglion n. A small ganglion on the tympanic nerve during its passage through the petrous portion of the temporal bone.
- Tympanic incisure
tympanic incisure n. See tympanic notch.
- Tympanic-membrane
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. 1. eardrum. tympanic membrane noun 1. the thin translucent oval membrane separating the external ear from the middle ear. It transmits vibrations produced by sound waves, via the ossicles, to the cochlea Also called tympanum Nontechnical name eardrum tympanic membrane n. See eardrum. tympanic membrane (tĭm-pān’ĭk) See eardrum.
- Tympanic nerve
tympanic nerve n. A nerve from the inferior ganglion of the glossopharyngeal nerve, passing to the tympanic cavity and forming the tympanic plexus that supplies the mucous membrane of the tympanic cavity, the mastoid cells, and the eustachian tube.
- Tympanic notch
tympanic notch n. The notch in the superior part of the tympanic ring, bridged by the flaccid part of the tympanic membrane. Also called Rivinus incisure, tympanic incisure.