tym·pan·ic

(tĭm-păn′ĭk)

adj.

1. Relating to or resembling a drum.

2. also tym·pa·nal (tĭm′pə-nəl) Anatomy Of or relating to the middle ear or eardrum.

[From Latin tympanum, drum; see tympanum.]

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tympanic

(tɪmˈpænɪk)

adj

1. (Architecture) anatomy architect of, relating to, or having a tympanum

2. (Music, other) of, relating to, or resembling a drumhead

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tym•pan•ic

(tɪmˈpæn ɪk)

adj.

pertaining or belonging to a tympanum.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	tympanic - resembling a drum
	2.	tympanic - associated with the eardrum

Translations

tympanic

adj (Anat) tympanic bone → Mittelohrknochen m; tympanic membrane → Trommelfell nt, → Tympanum nt (spec)

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tym·pan·ic

a. timpánico-a, resonante; rel. al tímpano

___ membrane → membrana ___;

___ resonance → resonancia ___.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

tympanic

adj timpánico

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In the back of this head or body--I scarcely know how to speak of it--was the single tight tympanic surface, since known to be anatomically an ear, though it must have been almost useless in our dense air.

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He discusses Liliencron, captain of the 19th century: naturalism as martial phonography; bring the war home: tympanic transductions from the battlefield to fin-de-diecle Vienna; drumming literature into the ground: Dada's tympanic regime; toward a modernist ear: Robert Musil and the poetics of acoustic space; into the inaudible: sound and imperception in Kafka's late writings, and Nazi soundscapes and their reverberation in postwar culture.

Eardrums: Literary Modernism as Sonic Warfare

Tympanic membrane (TM) perforation is one of the most common causes of hearing impairment.

ASSESSMENT OF DEGREE OF HEARING LOSS DEPENDING ON SITE AND SIZE OF TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION IN INACTIVE MUCOSAL VARIETY OF CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA

Tympanic membrane perforation may occur following an acute or chronic infection of the middle ear or after a trauma.

The Effect of Tympanic Membrane Perforation Site, Size and Middle Ear Volume on Hearing Loss

Objective: To determine incidence and characteristics of traumatic Tympanic Membrane perforation in a tertiary care hospital.

Incidence and characteristics of Traumatic Tympanic Membrane perforation

Common non-invasive thermometry methods used to assess a child's temperature include oral, axillary, tympanic, and recently, temporal artery measurement routes.

Axillary, Tympanic, and Temporal Thermometry Comparison in a Community Hospital Pediatric Unit

This study aimed to investigate whether tympanometric volume reflects the status of the middle ear and mastoid or can provide clinical information about patients with COM and subsequent tympanic membrane perforation.

Tympanometric volume as a useful tool for the evaluation of middle ear status in chronic otitis media

Perforation of the tympanic membrane is frequently seen with various causes, including trauma and infections.

Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma on Fat Grafts in the Repair of Tympanic Membrane Perforations: An Experimental Study

Primarily non-invasive axilla and tympanic thermometers are used routinely in the PACU environment.

Detecting hypothermia in the post anaesthetic care unit: A comparison of axilla and tympanic temperature recordings

Chronic otitis media is one of the main causes of tympanic membrane perforations which in effect leads to hearing loss and predisposing chronic infections.

Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Bucket Handle and Cartilage Tympanoplasty Techniques for the Reconstruction of Subtotal or Anterior Tympanic Membrane Perforation

Total ear canal ablation (TECA) was done to remove the necrotic tissues lining ear canal and Tympanic bulla osteoctomy (TBO) done to remove damage part of tympanic membrane and epithelium or middle ear that undergone metaplasia with new bone proliferation of tympanic bulla which was serving as resistant nidus of infection.

Surgical Management of Chronic Otitis Media by Total Ear Canal Ablation and Tympanic Bulla Osteoctomy in a Bullock