tympanic membrane

See eardrum.

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tympanic membrane

(Anatomy) anatomy 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

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ear•drum

(ˈɪərˌdrʌm)

n.

a membrane in the ear canal between the external ear and the middle ear; tympanic membrane.

[1635–45]

tym·pan·ic membrane

(tĭm-păn′ĭk)

See eardrum.

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tympanic membrane

(or eardrum) A membrane between the external and middle ear.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

tympanic membrane - the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound

eardrum, myringa, tympanum

ear - the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

perforated eardrum - an eardrum with a hole or tear in it; can interfere with normal hearing and cause other ear problems

umbo - a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum

tissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants

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Apart from conduction of sound waves across the middle ear, tympanic membrane also sub-serves a protective function to the middle ear cleft and round window niche.

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

Otoendoscopic images of patients who presented to the department from June 2014 through June 2017 with hearing loss or tinnitus and were observed to have tympanic membrane perforation in their otoscopic examinations were recorded, then pure tone audiometry and tympanometry tests were performed.

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

A postauricular approach was performed for mastoidectomy; after mastoidectomy that involved removing the canal wall, the papillary mass over the mastoid skin, tympanic membrane, and EAC skin were removed en bloc.

Canal Wall-Down Mastoidectomy plus Meatoplasty for Extensive Verruca Vulgaris in the Ear Canal and Mastoid Bone

The commonest cause of perforation of tympanic membrane was slap (35, 72.9%).

Incidence and characteristics of Traumatic Tympanic Membrane perforation

Since introducing tympanoplasty in 1952, various types of graft materials have been applied to reconstruct the impaired tympanic membrane such as cartilage, temporalis fascia, and fat or vein [7].

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

Twelve (30%) patients had large size, 24(60%) medium size, one (2.5%) pin hole size and 3(7.5%) had subtotal tympanic membrane perforation.

OUTCOME OF TYPE-1 TYMPANOPLASTY: A SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA

The investigation of Tympanic Membrane (TM) mechanics is important for understanding the acoustical and mechanical properties of the sound-path from the ear to the cochlea.

Numerical analysis of the tympanic membrane vibrations

I'm not talking about the situation in which one physician has seen a normal tympanic membrane at 4 in the afternoon and at 7 in the morning the same ear has drained.

'Ya gotta do it!'

Tympanic membrane and middle ear injuries are more commonly seen with blast trauma.

OTOLOGICAL TRAUMA: AN EXPERIENCE AT CMH PESHAWER

There are two main locations for measuring temperature in the ear: the tympanic membrane and the ear canal.

Analysis of the effect of lying on the ear on body temperature measurement using a tympanic thermometer

Acute OM (AOM) is usually characterised by the rapid onset of otalgia and erythema of the tympanic membrane in the presence of a middle-ear effusion.

An approach to chronic otitis media with effusion--the pros and cons of grommets: grommets or not? This reviews the indications for grommets