By means of, or in terms of, the eardrum or middle ear.

plural of tympanic

(surgery) mastoidectomy with partial removal of the eardrum

radiographic examination of the tympanum (middle ear)

(anatomy) tympanic and parotid

plural of tympanomastoidectomy

(neuroanatomy) A branch of the facial nerve that traverses the middle ear cavity and the infratemporal fossa and supplies autonomic fibers to the sublingual and submandibular glands and sensory fibers to the anterior part of the tongue.

(neuroanatomy) A branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve arising from the petrosal ganglion and entering the middle ear where it takes part in forming the tympanic plexus.

(neuroanatomy) A nerve plexus of the middle ear that is formed by the tympanic nerve and two or three filaments from the carotid plexus, sends fibers to the mucous membranes of the middle ear, the eustachian tube, and the mastoid cells, and gives off the lesser petrosal nerve to the otic ganglion.

Alternative form of tympano- (before a vowel).