Tympanic
Pronunciation : Tym*pan"ic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [See Tympanum.]
Definition : 1. Like a tympanum or drum; acting like a drumhead; as, a tympanic membrane.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the tympanum. Tympanic bone (Anat.), a bone of the skull which incloses a part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane. -- Tympanic membrane. (Anat.) See the Note under Ear.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Tym*pan"ic
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The tympanic bone.
(Anat.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913