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middle ear

Noun

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the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear

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Acute middle ear infections usually are of rapid onset and short duration. Source: Internet

Instead of sound passing through the outer ear to the middle ear, dolphins receive sound through the throat, from which it passes through a low-impedance fat-filled cavity to the inner ear. Source: Internet

Dysfunction of the three small bones of the middle ear – malleus, incus, and stapes – may cause conductive hearing loss. Source: Internet

If middle ear pressure remains low, the ear drum may become retracted into the middle ear. Source: Internet

In humans, the middle ear works as an impedance equaliser between the outside air's low impedance and the cochlear fluid's high impedance. Source: Internet

In humans, the middle ear works as an impedance equalizer between the outside air's low impedance and the cochlear fluid's high impedance. Source: Internet

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