Tympanic

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:00:39

Tym*pan"ic [See Tympanum.]

1.

Like a tympanum or drum; acting like a drumhead; as, a tympanic membrane.

2. Anat.

Of or pertaining to the tympanum.

Tympanic bone Anat., a bone of the skull which incloses a part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane. -- Tympanic membrane. Anat. See the Note under Ear.

 

© Webster 1913.

Tym*pan"ic, n. Anat.

The tympanic bone.

 

© Webster 1913.

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