Medical Dictionary
tympanic membrane
noun
Medical Definition of TYMPANIC MEMBRANE
: a thin membrane separating the middle ear from the inner part of the external auditory canal that vibrates in response to sound energy and transmits the resulting mechanical vibrations to the structures of the middle ear—called also eardrum, tympanum
Illustration of TYMPANIC MEMBRANE
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