Definition of Tympanic bone

1. Noun. The bone enclosing the middle ear.

Generic synonyms: Bone, Os
Group relationships: Os Temporale, Temporal Bone

Medical Definition of Tympanic bone

1. In the foetus, a more or less complete bony ring at the medial end of the cartilaginous external acoustic meatus, to which is attached the tympanic membrane. Synonym: annulus tympanicus, tympanic bone. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tympanic Bone

tympanal
tympanectomy
tympani
tympania
tympanic
tympanic
tympanichord
tympanichordal
tympanicity
tympanics
tympanic air cells
tympanic antrum
tympanic attic
tympanic body
tympanic bone (current term)
tympanic bone (current term)
tympanic canal
tympanic canaliculus
tympanic cavity
tympanic cavity
tympanic cells
tympanic enlargement
tympanic ganglion
tympanic gland
tympanic groove
tympanic incisure
tympanic intumescence
tympanic labium of limbus of spiral lamina
tympanic lip of limbus of spiral lamina
tympanic membrane

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