Tympanitis
noun, Pathology.
1.
inflammation of the middle ear; otitis media.
noun
1.
inflammation of the eardrum Also called otitis media
tympanitis tym·pa·ni·tis (tĭm’pə-nī’tĭs)
n.
See myringitis.
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- Tympano-
tympano- or tympani- or tympan- pref. Tympanum; tympanic: tympanoplasty. Tympanites: tympanism.
- Tympanocentesis
tympanocentesis tym·pa·no·cen·te·sis (tĭm’pə-nō-sěn-tē’sĭs) n. Puncture of the tympanic membrane with a needle to aspirate fluid from the middle ear.
- Tympanomastoid fissure
tympanomastoid fissure tym·pa·no·mas·toid fissure (tĭm’pə-nō-mās’toid’) n. A fissure that separates the tympanic portion from the mastoid portion of the temporal bone and transmits the auricular branch of the vagus nerve. Also called auricular fissure.
- Tympanomastoiditis
tympanomastoiditis tym·pa·no·mas·toid·i·tis (tĭm’pə-nō-mās’toi-dī’tĭs) n. Inflammation of the middle ear and the mastoid cells.
- Tympanoplasty
[tim-puh-nuh-plas-tee] /ˈtɪm pə nəˌplæs ti/ noun, Surgery. 1. reconstruction of the eardrum and the bones of the middle ear. tympanoplasty tym·pa·no·plas·ty (tĭm’pə-nə-plās’tē, -nō-) n. Surgical repair or reconstruction of the middle ear.