1. tympanic - Noun
2. tympanic - Adjective
Like a tympanum or drum; acting like a drumhead; as, a tympanic membrane.
Of or pertaining to the tympanum.
The tympanic bone.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIt gathers sound energy and focuses it on the eardrum ( tympanic membrane ). Source: Internet
The auditory tube (also known as the Eustachian tube or the pharyngotympanic tube) joins the tympanic cavity with the nasal cavity ( nasopharynx ), allowing pressure to equalize between the middle ear and throat. Source: Internet
Pressure waves move the tympanic membrane which in turns moves the malleus, the first bone of the middle ear. Source: Internet
University of California Press, Berkeley. pp. 65-81 Hearing Crocodiles can hear well; their tympanic membranes are concealed by flat flaps that may be raised or lowered by muscles. Source: Internet
Tympanoplasty surgical repair of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) or bones of the middle ear. Source: Internet