tympanic membrane
noun
: a thin membrane that closes externally the cavity of the middle ear and functions in the mechanical reception of sound waves and in their transmission to the site of sensory reception
called also eardrum
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After suction of ear a small soft foreign body was seen in the external ear near the tympanic membrane, then the ear filled with glycerine phenice, the patient explained decreased movement of foreign body.
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Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2016
Garlic oil could seep past a perforated tympanic membrane into the inner ear, causing additional damage.
—Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2021
Your eardrum, also known as your tympanic membrane, is where your middle ear begins.
—Amber Brenza, SELF, 4 Feb. 2018
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Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2016
Garlic oil could seep past a perforated tympanic membrane into the inner ear, causing additional damage.
—Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2021
Your eardrum, also known as your tympanic membrane, is where your middle ear begins.
—Amber Brenza, SELF, 4 Feb. 2018
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“Tympanic membrane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tympanic%20membrane. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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