English Dictionary: tympanic | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for tympanic | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tympanic \Tym*pan"ic\, n. (Anat.) The tympanic bone. |