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Definition of Tympani
1. Noun. A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it.
Generic synonyms: Percussion Instrument, Percussive Instrument
Derivative terms: Timpanist, Timpanist, Tympanic, Tympanist, Timpanist, Tympanist
Definition of Tympani
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of timpani) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tympani
1. tympano [n] - See also: tympano
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tympani
Literary usage of Tympani
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear: Medical and Surgical by William Lincoln Ballenger (1914)
"INJURIES OF THE MEMBRANA tympani While injuries to the membrana tympani are
comparatively rare, nevertheless, when they do occur it is important to know the ..."
2. The Diseases of the ear: Their Nature, Diagnosis, and Treatment by Joseph Toynbee, James Hinton (1868)
"PERFORATION OF THE MEMBRANA tympani, AND THE USE OF THE ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE.
WHEN speaking of ulceration of the fibrous layers of the membrana tympani, ..."
3. Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear, Medical and Surgical: Medical and Surgical by William Lincoln Ballenger (1911)
"We find that the perforation appears as readily in other portions of the membrana
tympani if the focus of the middle-ear lesion is in other locations. ..."
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