tympanic bone

noun

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.

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OriginLatin os tympanicum →
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Meanings

nountympanic bone (plural tympanic bones)

plural tympanic bones

  1. anatomyA 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.

    Synonyms: tympanal, tympanic

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

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tympanaltympanic

Origin

  1. Latinos tympanicum
  2. Englishtympanic bone

Calque of Latin os tympanicum.

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Translations

Latin os tympanicum
  • os tympanicumbone of the skull
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APA

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