tympanic nerve

noun

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.

Similar
Jacobson nerve
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Meanings

nountympanic nerve (plural tympanic nerves)

plural tympanic nerves

  1. anatomyA branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve arising from the petrosal ganglion and entering the middle ear where it takes part in forming the tympanic plexus.

    Synonyms: Jacobson nerve

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve arising from the petrosal ganglion and entering the middle ear where it takes part in forming the tympanic plexus.

Similar
Jacobson nerve
Also see
jacobson nerve

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 鼓室神經 /鼓室神经
  • 鼓室神經 /鼓室神经 (gǔshì shénjīng)branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve
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APA

tympanic nerve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tympanic%20nerve

MLA

“tympanic nerve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tympanic%20nerve. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tympanic nerve,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tympanic%20nerve.

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