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Definition of Tympanic cavity
1. Noun. The main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear.
Exact synonyms: Middle Ear, Tympanum
Terms within: Bonelet, Ossicle, Ossiculum, Auditory Tube, Eustachian Tube, Hammer, Malleus, Anvil, Incus, Stapes, Stirrup
Group relationships: Auditory Apparatus
Generic synonyms: Bodily Cavity, Cavity, Cavum
Terms within: Bonelet, Ossicle, Ossiculum, Auditory Tube, Eustachian Tube, Hammer, Malleus, Anvil, Incus, Stapes, Stirrup
Group relationships: Auditory Apparatus
Generic synonyms: Bodily Cavity, Cavity, Cavum
Medical Definition of Tympanic cavity
1. An air chamber in the temporal bone containing the ossicles; it is lined with mucous membrane and is continuous with the auditory tube anteriorly and the tympanic antrum and mastoid air cells posteriorly. Synonym: cavitas tympanica, cavity of middle ear, cavum tympani, tympanum. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tympanic Cavity
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