| tympanic sinus | A depression in the tympanic cavity posterior to the tympanic promontory. Synonym: sinus tympani. Sinus unguis, the deep cleft housing the root of the nail. Synonym: sinus of nail. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tympanic veins | Veins exiting from the tympanic cavity through the petrotympanic fissure with the chorda tympani and emptying into the retromandibular vein. Synonym: venae tympanicae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tympanic wall of cochlear duct | The wall that separates the cochlear duct from the scala tympani; it consists of the osseous spiral lamina and the basilar membrane. Synonym: paries tympanicus ductus cochlearis, membrana spiralis, spiral membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tympanichord | chorda tympani |
| tympanichordal | Relating to the chorda tympani nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tympanicity | The quality of being tympanic or drumlike in tone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tympanism | <medicine> A flatulent distention of the belly; tympany. Origin: L, fr. Gr, fr. A kettledrum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tympanites | <medicine> A flatulent distention of the belly; tympany. Origin: L, fr. Gr, fr. A kettledrum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tympanitic | <medicine> Of, pertaining to, or affected with, tympanites. Origin: L. Tympaniticus one afflicted with tympanites. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tympanitic resonance | 1. <clinical sign> A flatulent distention of the belly; tympanites. 2. Hence, inflation; conceit; bombast; turgidness. "Thine 's a tympany of sense." "A plethoric a tautologic tympany of sentence." (De Quincey) Origin: Gr, fr. A kettledrum. See Tympanites. (28 Oct 1998) |
| tympanitis | <medicine> Inflammation of the lining membrane of the middle ear. Origin: NL. See Tympanum, and -itis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tympanize | To stretch, as a skin over the head of a drum; to make into a drum or drumhead, or cause to act or sound like a drum. "Tympanised, as other saints of God were." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tympano- | <anatomy, prefix> A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the tympanum or ear drum; as in tympanohyal, tympano-Eustachian. (28 Oct 1998) |
| tympanocentesis | Puncture of the tympanic membrane with a needle to aspirate middle ear fluid. Origin: tympano-+ G. Kentesis, puncture (05 Mar 2000) |
| tympanoeustachian | Relating to the tympanic cavity and the auditory tube. (05 Mar 2000) |