- pars flaccida membranae tympanicae
- [TA] a small, lax and thin portion of the tympanic membrane between the anterior and posterior malleolar folds. Called also membrana flaccida and Rivinus or Shrapnell membrane.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
pars flaccida membranae tympanicae
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recessus superior membranae tympanicae — [TA] superior recess of tympanic membrane: a recess in the tympanic membrane formed by the tunica mucosa between the neck of the malleus and the pars flaccida of the membrane and ending blindly below. Called also Prussak pouch or space … Medical dictionary
plica mallearis anterior membranae tympanicae — [TA] anterior malleolar fold of tympanic membrane: the line in the tympanic membrane that extends anteriorly from the malleolar prominence and divides the pars tensa from the pars flaccida … Medical dictionary
plica mallearis posterior membranae tympanicae — [TA] posterior malleolar fold of tympanic membrane: the line in the tympanic membrane that extends posteriorly from the malleolar prominence and divides the pars tensa from the pars flaccida … Medical dictionary
membrana flaccida — pars flaccida membranae tympanicae … Medical dictionary
Rivinus membrane — pars flaccida membranae tympanicae … Medical dictionary
Shrapnell membrane — pars flaccida membranae tympanicae … Medical dictionary
Rivinus ducts gland membrane notch — Ri·vi·nus ducts, gland, membrane, notch (rĭ veґnəs) [ Augustus Quirinus Rivinus, German anatomist and botanist, 1652–1723] see ductus sublinguales minores, glandula sublingualis, pars flaccida membranae tympanicae, and incisura… … Medical dictionary
Shrapnell membrane — Shrap·nell membrane (shrapґnəl) [Henry Jones Shrapnell, English anatomist and Army surgeon, 1761–1841] pars flaccida membranae tympanicae … Medical dictionary
