- epitympanum
- epi·tympanum
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epitympanum
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epitympanum — SYN: epitympanic recess. * * * epi·tym·pa·num tim pə nəm n the upper portion of the middle ear compare HYPOTYMPANUM * * * epi·tym·pa·num (ep″ĭ timґpə nəm) recessus epitympanicus … Medical dictionary
epitympanum — “+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from epi + tympanum : the upper portion of the middle ear compare hypotympanum … Useful english dictionary
эпитимпанум — (epitympanum; эпи + греч. tympanon барабан) см. Надбарабанное углубление … Большой медицинский словарь
Эпити́мпанум — (epitympanum; Эпи + греч. tympanon барабан) см. Надбарабанное углубление … Медицинская энциклопедия
ear, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into electrochemical impulses) and maintains the sense of balance (equilibrium). The human ear, like … Universalium
epitympanic — Above, or in the upper part of, the tympanic cavity or membrane. * * * epi·tym·pan·ic tim pan ik adj situated above the tympanic membrane * * * epi·tym·pan·ic (ep″ĭ tim panґik) 1. situated upon or over the tympanum. 2. pertaining to… … Medical dictionary
hypotympanum — The lower part of the tympanic cavity. It is separated by a bony wall from the jugular bulb. * * * hy·po·tym·pa·num tim pə nəm n, pl na nə also nums the lower part of the middle ear … Medical dictionary
recess — A small hollow or indentation. SYN: recessus [TA]. [L. recessus] anterior r. a circumscript deepening of the interpeduncular fossa in the direction of the mamillary bodies. SYN: recessus anterior [TA]. anterior r. of tympanic … Medical dictionary
Attique (anatomie) — L attique est un terme d otorhinolaryngologie désignant l étage supérieur de la caisse du tympan, qui contient une partie du marteau et de l enclume. La cavité tympanique est en effet composée de 4 parties : l hypotympanum en bas la trompe d … Wikipédia en Français
tegmen tympani — tegmen tym·pa·ni tim pə .nī n a thin plate of bone that covers the middle ear and separates it from the cranial cavity * * * [TA] roof of tympanum: the thin layer of translucent bone, on the petrous part of the temporal bone in the floor of the… … Medical dictionary
