tympanic membrane : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tympanic membrane	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for tympanic membrane
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tympanic membrane n the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound [syn: eardrum, tympanum, tympanic membrane, myringa]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tympanic \Tym*pan"ic\ (?; 277), a. [See {Tympanum}.] 1. Like a tympanum or drum; acting like a drumhead; as, a tympanic membrane. 2. (Anat.) 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}.