TYMPANIC

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Associated with the eardrum

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

tympanum (the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Resembling a drum

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

tympani (a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it)

Derivation:

tympani (a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it)

Credits

Context examples:

The organ of hearing: composed of the external ear, which includes the auricle and the external acoustic, or auditory, meatus; the middle ear, or the tympanic cavity with its ossicles; and the internal ear or inner ear, or labyrinth, which includes the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea.

(Murine Ear, NCI Thesaurus)

Perfusion is performed under the surgical microscope by inserting the needle in the posterior-inferior aspect of the tympanic membrane.

(Intratympanic Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)

The middle ear is made up of an air-filled cavity behind the tympanic membrane that contains the ossicles (malleus, incus and stapes).