tympanic bone

English

Noun

tympanic bone (plural tympanic bones)

  1. (anatomy) A bone of the skull which encloses part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane. In humans it is part of the temporal bone, whereas in other animals it is separate.
    Synonyms: tympanal, tympanic

References

Further reading

Tympanic part of the temporal bone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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