tympanometry

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/tɪmpəˈnɒmətɹi/

noun

An examination to test the condition of the middle ear and mobility of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) and the ossicular chain by creating variations of air pressure in the ear canal.

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Meanings

nountympanometry (usually uncountable, plural tympanometries)

plural tympanometries

  1. uncountableusuallyAn examination to test the condition of the middle ear and mobility of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) and the ossicular chain by creating variations of air pressure in the ear canal.

Origin

From tympano- + -metry.

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APA

tympanometry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tympanometry

MLA

“tympanometry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tympanometry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tympanometry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tympanometry.

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