Phrase Hound found 15 phrases and 25 compound words that contain tympanic. The most common are listed below. Open tympanic in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 15
- tympanic nerveA branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve arising from the petrosal ganglion and entering the middle ear where it takes part in forming the tympanic plexus.
- tympanic plexusA nerve plexus of the middle ear that is formed by the tympanic nerve and two or three filaments from the carotid plexus, sends fibers to the mucous membranes of the middle ear, the eustachian tube, and the mastoid cells, and gives off the …
- tympanic boneA bone of the skull which encloses part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane. In humans it is part of the temporal bone, whereas in other animals it is separate.
- tympanic cavitiesplural of tympanic cavity: A small cavity surrounding the bones of the middle ear.
- tympanic cavityA small cavity surrounding the bones of the middle ear.
- tympanic ductA cavity in the cochlea in the inner ear that contains perilymph.
- tympanic ductsplural of tympanic duct: A cavity in the cochlea in the inner ear that contains perilymph.
- tympanic membraneSynonym of eardrum: A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.
- tympanic membranesplural of tympanic membrane: A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.
- tympanic nervesplural of tympanic nerve: A branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve arising from the petrosal ganglion and entering the middle ear where it takes part in forming the tympanic plexus.
- tympanic ringAn annular tympanic bone, to which the tympanic membrane is attached.
- post-tympanicAlternative form of posttympanic: Situated behind the tympanum
- tympanic bonesplural of tympanic bone: A bone of the skull which encloses part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane. In humans it is part of the temporal bone, whereas in other animals it is separate.
- tympanic resonanceThe peculiar high-pitched quality of sound produced by percussion over the intestines, etc. when they contain air.
- tympanic ringsplural of tympanic ring: An annular tympanic bone, to which the tympanic membrane is attached.
Compound words 25
- hypotympanicRelating to the hypotympanum
- intertympanicBetween tympana
- mesotympanicRelating to the mesotympanum
- nontympanicNot tympanic.
- paratympanicBeyond the tympanum
- subtympanicBelow the tympanum
- transtympanicAcross or through the tympanum
- tubotympanicOf or pertaining to the anatomic region comprising both the eustachian tube and the tympanomastoid cavities.
- tympanicallyBy means of, or in terms of, the eardrum or middle ear.
- caroticotympanicRelating to the carotid and the tympanum.