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Tympanic

Tym-pan′ic

(?; 277)

,

Adj.

[See

.]

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

.

Tym-pan′ic

,

Noun.

(Anat.)

The tympanic bone.