"tympanic plexus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tympanic plexuses [plural], tympanic plexus [plural]
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  1. (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. Categories (topical): Neuroanatomy Translations (nerve plexus of the middle ear): 鼓室神經叢 (Chinese Mandarin), 鼓室神经丛 (gǔshì shénjīngcóng) (Chinese Mandarin)
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