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tympanic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Tympanic may mean:
Tympanic nerve Tympanic bone
Tympanic muscle Tympanum (disambiguation) This disambiguation...
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anatomy of
humans and
various other tetrapods, the eardrum, also
called the
tympanic membrane or myringa, is a thin, cone-shaped
membrane that
separates the...
- the
middle meningeal artery via the
superior tympanic branch. It is one of two
muscles in the
tympanic cavity, the
other being the stapedius. The tensor...
- The
tympanic cavity is a
small cavity surrounding the
bones of the
middle ear.
Within it sit the ossicles,
three small bones that
transmit vibrations used...
- The
tympanic plexus is a
nerve plexus within the
tympanic cavity formed upon the
promontory of
tympanic cavity by the
tympanic nerve (branch of the inferior...
- The
tympanic nerve (Jacobson's nerve) is a
branch of the
glossopharyngeal nerve found near the ear. It
gives sensation to the
middle ear, the Eustachian...
- A
perforated eardrum (
tympanic membrane perforation) is a
prick in the eardrum. It can be
caused by
infection (otitis media), trauma,
overpressure (loud...
- The
mastoid antrum (
tympanic antrum,
antrum mastoideum, Valsalva's antrum) is an air
space in the
petrous portion of the
temporal bone,
communicating posteriorly...
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Tympanic artery can
refer to:
Anterior tympanic artery (arteria
tympanica anterior)
Inferior tympanic artery (arteria
tympanica inferior)
Superior tympanic...
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Tympanic membrane retraction describes a
condition in
which a part of the
eardrum lies
deeper within the ear than its
normal position. The
eardrum comprises...
