English Explanatory Dictionary

tympanic bone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bone of the skull which encloses part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane. In humans it is part of the temporal bone, whereas in other animals it is separate.

Word forms

tympanic bone tympanic bones

Synonyms

tympanal tympanic
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