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noun
A bone of the skull which encloses part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane. In humans it is part of the temporal bone, whereas in other animals it is separate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: tympanal, tympanic
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the bone enclosing the middle ear
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bone, os
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