tympanic plexus

noun

A 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 lesser petrosal nerve to the otic ganglion.

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Meanings

nountympanic plexus (plural tympanic plexuses or tympanic plexus)

plural tympanic plexuses

  1. anatomyA 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 lesser petrosal nerve to the otic ganglion.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 鼓室神經叢 /鼓室神经丛
  • 鼓室神經叢 /鼓室神经丛 (gǔshì shénjīngcóng)nerve plexus of the middle ear
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