tympanic membrane
11tympanic membrane — noun eardrum …
12tympanic membrane — tympan′ic mem′brane n. anat. zool. eardrum • Etymology: 1855–60 …
13Umbo of tympanic membrane — Umbo is also a term for a shield boss and for the swollen (oldest) part of a bivalve (clam, mussel, etc) shell near the ligament that holds together the two shell valves. Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = umbo membranae tympanicae… …
14mucous stratum of tympanic membrane — mucous layer of tympanic membrane: the inner layer of the tympanic membrane, continuous with the mucosa lining the tympanic cavity …
15stratum circulare of tympanic membrane — circular layer of tympanic membrane: the inner part of the fibrous stratum of the membrane, consisting of circularly coursing fibers deep to the mucous layer of the tympanic membrane; it is best developed near the periphery …
16stratum cutaneum of tympanic membrane — cutaneous layer of tympanic membrane: a very thin form of skin that constitutes the lateral layer of the tympanic membrane …
17secondary tympanic membrane — n a membrane closing the round window and separating the scala tympani from the middle ear * * * membrana tympanica secundaria …
18fibrous stratum of tympanic membrane — the middle layer of the membrane, consisting of radiating fibers externally (stratum radiatum) and circular fibers internally (stratum circulare). Called also fibrous layer of tympanic membrane …
19stratum radiatum of tympanic membrane — radiate layer of tympanic membrane: the outer part of the fibrous stratum of the membrane, consisting of fibers radiating outward from the manubrium of the malleus to pass into the fibrocartilaginous ring …
20circular layer of tympanic membrane — stratum circulare of tympanic membrane …