eardrum
[eer-druhm]
noun Anatomy, Zoology.
a membrane in the ear canal between the external ear and the middle ear; tympanic membrane.
Origin of eardrum
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Contemporary Examples of eardrum
He also failed a drug test and allegedly hit a bouncer so hard he punctured his eardrum.
Historical Examples of eardrum
So do the adjacent molecules of air and so does the eardrum of a listener.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His SonJohn Mills
When sounds strike the eardrum it vibrates and excites the nerve of hearing.
The Insect FolkMargaret Warner Morley
Interference with the action of the eardrum may be due to the partial destruction of the drum itself.
PhysiologyErnest G. Martin
As they move away they make a little vacuum there and the eardrum puffs out.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His SonJohn Mills
When the molecules of air next your ear receive the push they in turn push against your eardrum.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His SonJohn Mills
eardrum
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