Medical Definition of Tympanic promontory

1. A rounded eminence on the labyrinthine wall of the middle ear, caused by the first coil of the cochlea. Synonym: promontorium cavi tympani, tuber cochleae, tympanic promontory. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tympanic Promontory

tympanic groove
tympanic incisure
tympanic intumescence
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 (current term)
tympanic ring
tympanic sinus
tympanic vein
tympanic veins
tympanic wall of cochlear duct
tympanichord
tympanichordal
tympanicity
tympanics
tympanies
tympanism
tympanist
tympanists
tympanites

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