The drainage of fluid from the middle ear by using a small-gauge needle to puncture the eardrum.

(anatomy) The ectotympanic ring; a bony ring that holds the eardrum.

(anatomy) A bone of the skull which encloses part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane.

The quality of being tympanic.

A graphical chart produced by tympanometry.

Relating to tympanometry.

plural of tympanic membrane

Of or relating to the eardrum.

plural of tympanic cavity

(anatomy) A small cavity surrounding the bones of the middle ear.