tympanic membrane

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tympanic
adjective
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/tɪmˈpæn.ɪk/us
/tɪmˈpæn.ɪk/
relating to the eardrum (= the thin piece of skin inside the ear that moves backwards and forwards when sound waves reach it, allowing you to ...
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membrane
noun[C or U]
us
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/ˈmem.breɪn/
anatomy
a thin piece of skin that covers or connects parts of a person's or ...
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This is associated with a high incidence of acute otitis media due to secondary infection,tympanicmembrane abnormalities including perforations and cholesteatoma.
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The brain stem is supplied by the carotid artery, the latter being closely related to thetympanicmembrane.
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Always use a good otoscope to examine thetympanicmembraneto exclude discharge and perforations.
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Airborne changes in sound pressure result intympanicmembranemovement which is transmitted through the ossicular chain and cause displacement within the fluid-filled compartment of the membranous labyrinth.
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The outer ear consists of the pinna and auditory canal, and the boundary between it and the middle ear is formed by thetympanicmembrane, or eardrum.
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Using a pneumatic otoscope with a rubber bulb attached to assess the mobility of thetympanicmembrane.
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They can also be found on thetympanicmembrane.
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Medially, it presents a narrow furrow, the "tympanic sulcus", for the attachment of thetympanicmembrane.
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A graft may be taken to reconstruct thetympanicmembrane.
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On the inner surface of thetympanicmembrane, the chorda tympani crosses this area.
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The structure is known as the middle ear, and is made up of the stapes, incus, malleus, andtympanicmembrane.
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At the time of otoscopic exam, thetympanicmembraneis usually intact, with a fluid level or mass noted behind the ear drum.
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Air pressure changes in the ear canal cause the vibrations of thetympanicmembraneand middle ear ossicles.
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Pressure waves move thetympanicmembranewhich in turns moves the malleus, the first bone of the middle ear.
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Insects have evolved a variety of ultrasound-sensitive ears based upon a vibratingtympanicmembranetuned to sense the bat's echolocating calls.
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He was the first to correctly describe thetympanicmembrane.
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There, it supplies the auricle, external acoustic meatus, outer side of thetympanicmembraneand the skin in the temporal region (superficial temporal branches).
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An incision is made to raise medial meatal skin withtympanicmembraneepithelium.
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An inherent problem became recognized, namely the tendency of thetympanicmembraneto heal spontaneously and rapidly, reversing the beneficial effects of the perforation.
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There are two general regions of thetympanicmembrane: the pars flaccida (upper region, see picture on right) and the pars tensa.
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