pars tympanica

[ tĭm-păn′ĭ-kə ]

n.

The tympanic portion of the temporal bone, forming the greater part of the wall of the external acoustic meatus.

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Nearby words

priscilla, prise, prisere, prishtina, prisiadka, pars tympanica, prism bar, prism binocular, prism diopter, prism spectrometer, prismatic

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