tympanic bone
NounSynonyms:
tympanic bone
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- the bone enclosing the middle earSynonyms: tympanic bone
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Tympanic \Tym*pan"ic\ (?; 277), a. [See Tympanum.]
1.Like a tympanum or drum; acting like a drumhead; as, a tympanic membrane. [1913 Webster]
2.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tympanum. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]