tympanic membrane
tympanic membrane
nounDefinition of TYMPANIC MEMBRANE
: a thin membrane that closes externally the cavity of the middle ear and functions in the mechanical reception of sound waves and in their transmission to the site of sensory reception —called also eardrum — see ear illustration
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1855
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