tympanic

[ tim-pan-ik ]

adjective
  1. pertaining or belonging to a tympanum.

Origin of tympanic

1
First recorded in 1800–10; tympan(um) + -ic

Other words from tympanic

  • post·tym·pan·ic, adjective
  • pre·tym·pan·ic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for tympanic

tympanic

/ (tɪmˈpænɪk) /


adjective
  1. anatomy architect of, relating to, or having a tympanum

  2. of, relating to, or resembling a drumhead

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