Medical Definition of Tympanic intumescence

1. A swelling, not ganglionic, on the tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeus nerve; it is regarded as possibly similar to the carotid glomus. Synonym: intumescentia tympanica, tympanic intumescence. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tympanic Intumescence

tympanic
tympanic air cells
tympanic antrum
tympanic attic
tympanic body
tympanic bone
tympanic canal
tympanic canaliculus
tympanic cavity
tympanic cells
tympanic enlargement
tympanic ganglion
tympanic gland
tympanic groove
tympanic incisure
tympanic intumescence (current term)
tympanic labium of limbus of spiral lamina
tympanic lip of limbus of spiral lamina
tympanic membrane
tympanic membrane perforation
tympanic nerve
tympanic notch
tympanic opening of auditory tube
tympanic opening of canaliculi for chorda tympani
tympanic opening of eustachian tube
tympanic part of temporal bone
tympanic plate of temporal bone
tympanic plexus
tympanic promontory
tympanic ring

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