membrane in the human ear that receives sound vibrations from the outer air and transmits them to the auditory ossicles, which are tiny bones in the ... [7 related articles]
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<anatomy> The eardrum. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
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(tim-pan´ik) a thin, oval, semitransparent membrane that stretches across the ear canal and separates the external acoustic meatus from the tympanic cavity of the middle ear. As a first step in the process of hearing, this membrane should vibrate freely when audible sound waves travel in from the outside. The handle of the ma...
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Ear drum
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The ear drum
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a thin tense membrane forming the greater part of the lateral wall of the tympanic cavity and separating it from the external acoustic meatus; it constitutes the boundary between the external and middle ears; it is a trilaminar membrane covered with skin on its external surface, mucosa in its internal surface, is covered ...
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Tympanic membrane: Just the ear drum.
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(tim-pan;ik) The membranous eardrum positioned between the external and middle ear.
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The tympanic membrane (ear drum) is a thin semitransparent, oval-shaped membrane, set in the auditory canal. It has a stiff rim and a concave outer surface. It is quite small and is often called the 'ear drum' because it resembles the skin stretched across a drum. Sounds in the ear canal cause the tympanic membrane to vibrate with complex patterns....
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Eardrum.
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tympanic membrane, membrana tympani The eardrum.
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A membrane that stretches tightly across the external ear canal; the tympanic membrane vibrates when struck by the pressure waves of a sound, and transmits those vibrations to the (in birds) columella. Also called the eardrum.
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also referred to as the ear drum, this structure separates the outer and middle ear
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also called the eardrum
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the medical term for the eardrum
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eardrum. See diag. under
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(also called eardrum) a thin membrane that in the middle ear that carries sound vibrations to the inner ear.
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(Also called eardrum.) a thin membrane that in the middle ear that carries sound vibrations to the inner ear.
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