- tympanic bone
- tympanic bonen.a bone in the skull of mammals, supporting the eardrum and partly enclosing the middle ear
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
Tympanic bone — Tympanic Tym*pan ic (?; 277), a. [See {Tympanum}.] 1. Like a tympanum or drum; acting like a drumhead; as, a tympanic membrane. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tympanum. [1913 Webster] {Tympanic bone} (Anat.), a bone of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tympanic bone — bone in the ear located near the ear drum … English contemporary dictionary
tympanic bone — tympan′ic bone′ n. anat. zool. (in mammals) a bone of the skull, supporting the tympanic membrane and enclosing part of the middle ear … From formal English to slang
tympanic bone — Anat., Zool. (in mammals) a bone of the skull, supporting the tympanic membrane and enclosing part of the tympanum or middle ear. [1840 50] * * * … Universalium
tympanic bone — /tɪmˈpænɪk boʊn/ (say tim panik bohn) noun (in mammals) a bone of the skull, supporting the tympanic membrane and enclosing part of the tympanum or middle ear …
tympanic bone — noun the bone enclosing the middle ear • Hypernyms: ↑bone, ↑os • Part Holonyms: ↑temporal bone, ↑os temporale … Useful english dictionary
tympanic bone — pars tympanica ossis temporalis … Medical dictionary
Tympanic — Tym*pan ic (?; 277), a. [See {Tympanum}.] 1. Like a tympanum or drum; acting like a drumhead; as, a tympanic membrane. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tympanum. [1913 Webster] {Tympanic bone} (Anat.), a bone of the skull which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tympanic membrane — Tympanic Tym*pan ic (?; 277), a. [See {Tympanum}.] 1. Like a tympanum or drum; acting like a drumhead; as, a tympanic membrane. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tympanum. [1913 Webster] {Tympanic bone} (Anat.), a bone of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tympanic — Tym*pan ic, n. (Anat.) The tympanic bone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English