TYMPANIC MEMBRANE


Meaning of TYMPANIC MEMBRANE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1855

: a thin membrane that closes externally the cavity of the middle ear and functions in the mechanical reception of sound waves and in their transmission to the site of sensory reception — called also eardrum — see ear illustration

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