tympanic cavity
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tympanic cavity
n.
A large, irregularly shaped cavity of the middle ear.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() auditory apparatus - all of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears auditory tube, Eustachian tube - either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum |
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