jugulotympanic body

jugulotympanic body
tympanic b.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • tympanic body — an ovoid body found in the adventitia of the upper part of the superior bulb of the internal jugular vein; its structure and presumably its function are similar to those of the glomus caroticum (carotid body). Called also glomus jugulare, jugular …   Medical dictionary

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