(anatomy) The proximal segment in the hyoidean arch, becoming a part of the styloid process of the temporal bone in the adult human.

plural of tympanocentesis

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

A graphical chart produced by tympanometry.

Relating to tympanometry.

plural of tympanotomy

(surgery) incision into the tympanum

plural of tympanogram

hammered dulcimer

(pathology) calcification of the tissue of the eardrum and middle ear