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tympanic bone en · NOUN

Etymology

Calque of Latin os tympanicum.

Meanings

A bone of the skull which encloses part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane. In humans it is part of the temporal bone, whereas in other animals it is separate.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
tympanic bones	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

tympanal · tympanic

Translations (1)

la os tympanicum (bone of the skull)