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tensor tympani
(redirected from Tensor tympani muscle)

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Noun1.tensor tympani - a small muscle in the middle ear that tenses to protect the eardrum
tensor - any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm


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The eardrum is a cone-shaped piece of skin that is around 10mm wide which is held rigid and taut by the tensor tympani muscle so that any part of it can react to a sound wave.
 
 
 
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