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Definitions of eardrum
  1. noun
    the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound
    part of:
    ear
Definition that contains eardrum
  • hammer the ossicle attached to the eardrum
  • umbo a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum
  • tympanic associated with the eardrum
  • malleus the ossicle attached to the eardrum
  • perforated eardrum an eardrum with a hole or tear in it; can interfere with normal hearing and cause other ear problems
  • tympanoplasty surgical correction or repair of defects or injuries in the eardrum or the bones of the middle ear
  • auditory ossicle ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear
  • myringectomy surgical removal of the eardrum
  • tensor tympani a small muscle in the middle ear that tenses to protect the eardrum
  • auditory tube either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum
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