"tympanic bone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tympanic bones [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Latin os tympanicum. Etymology templates: {{clq|en|la|os tympanicum}} Calque of Latin os tympanicum Head templates: {{en-noun}} tympanic bone (plural tympanic bones)
  1. (anatomy) 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. Synonyms: tympanal, tympanic Translations (bone of the skull): os tympanicum [neuter] (Latin)

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