- mucous membrane of tympanic cavity
- tunica mucosa cavitatis tympanicae.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
mucous membrane of tympanic cavity
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plica mallearis anterior tunicae mucosae cavitatis tympanicae — [TA] anterior malleolar fold of mucous membrane of tympanic cavity: a fold in the tunica mucosa of the tympanic cavity, reflected from the tympanic membrane over the anterior process and ligament of the malleus and part of the chorda tympani… … Medical dictionary
plica mallearis posterior tunicae mucosae cavitatis tympanicae — [TA] posterior malleolar fold of mucous membrane of tympanic cavity: a fold of the tunica mucosa of the tympanic cavity, extending from the manubrium of the malleus to the posterior wall of the cavity … Medical dictionary
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