tympanic enlargement
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enlargement — 1. An increase in size; an anatomic swelling, e., or prominence. 2. An intumescence or swelling. SYN: intumescentia [TA], intumescence (1). cervical e. [TA] a spindle shaped swelling of the spinal … Medical dictionary
intumescence — 1. SYN: enlargement. 2. The process of enlarging or swelling; used to describe the spinal enlargements. tympanic i. SYN: tympanic enlargement. * * * in·tu·mes·cence mes ən(t)s n 1 a) the action or process of becoming enlarged o … Medical dictionary
intumescentia tympanica — [TA] tympanic enlargement: a pseudoganglion on the tympanic branch (nerve) of the glossopharyngeal nerve; called also ganglion tympanicum [TA alternative], tympanic ganglion, tympanic ganglion of Valentin, and Valentin pseudoganglion … Medical dictionary
intumescentia — SYN: enlargement. [Mod. L.] i. cervicalis [TA] SYN: cervical enlargement. i. ganglioformis SYN: geniculate ganglion. i. lumbosacralis [TA] SYN: lumbosacral enlargement. i. tympanica [TA] SYN: tympanic enlargement. * * * in·tu·mes·cen·tia (in too… … Medical dictionary
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