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tym·pan·ic (tim-panґik) [L. tympanicus, from Gr. tympanon drum] 1. of or pertaining to the tympanic cavity or the tympanic membrane. 2. bell-like or resonant; called also 3. tympanitic. tympanitic (def. 1).Medical dictionary. 2011.
Tympanic — Tym*pan ic (?; 277), a. [See {Tympanum}.] 1. Like a tympanum or drum; acting like a drumhead; as, a tympanic membrane. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tympanum. [1913 Webster] {Tympanic bone} (Anat.), a bone of the skull which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tympanic — Tym*pan ic, n. (Anat.) The tympanic bone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tympanic — 1808, from TYMPANUM (Cf. tympanum) + IC (Cf. ic) … Etymology dictionary
tympanic — [tim pan′ik] adj. 1. of or like a drum or drumhead 2. Anat. Zool. of the tympanum, esp. the eardrum … English World dictionary
tympanic — adj. 1 Anat. of, relating to, or having a tympanum. 2 resembling or acting like a drumhead. Phrases and idioms: tympanic bone Anat. the bone supporting the tympanic membrane. tympanic membrane Anat. the membrane separating the outer ear and… … Useful english dictionary
tympanic — tympanum ► NOUN (pl. tympanums or tympana) 1) Anatomy & Zoology the eardrum. 2) Architecture a vertical recessed triangular space forming the centre of a pediment or over a door. DERIVATIVES tympanic adjective. ORIGIN Greek tumpanon drum … English terms dictionary
tympanic — adjective Etymology: Latin & New Latin tympanum Date: 1808 of, relating to, or being a tympanum … New Collegiate Dictionary
tympanic — 1. Relating to or resembling a drum 2. Of or relating to the middle ear or eardrum … Fisheries — dictionary
tympanic — /tim pan ik/, adj. pertaining or belonging to a tympanum. [1800 10; TYMPAN(UM) + IC] * * * … Universalium
tympanic — adjective /tɪmˈpæ.nɪk/ a) of, relating to, or resembling a drum b) relating to the eardrum or middle ear; tympanal … Wiktionary
