Category:Tympanic

Tym*pan"ic, a. Etym: [see tympanum.]

1. Like a tympanum or drum; acting like a drumhead; as, a tympanic Membrane.

2. (anat.)

Defn: of or pertaining to the tympanum. Tympanic bone (anat.), a bone Of the skull which incloses a part of the tympanum and supports the Tympanic membrane. -- tympanic membrane. (anat.) See the note under ear.

Tympanic Tym*pan"ic, n. (anat.)

Defn: the tympanic bone.