posttympanic

1 of 2

adjective

post·​tympanic

: situated behind the tympanic bone or external auditory meatus

posttympanic

2 of 2

noun

"

: a posttympanic part

specifically : a posttympanic ossicle present in some mammals

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

post- + tympanic

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