tympanic membrane

tympanic membrane

n.

See eardrum.

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tympanic membrane

Noun

Anat the thin membrane separating the external ear from the middle ear; eardrum

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tympanic membrane  (tm-pnk)

See eardrum.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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