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epitympanic

epitympanic adjective: above the middle ear.

Adjective

epitympanic (not comparable)

  1. Above the middle ear.

Origin of epitympanic

From epi- + tympanic.

Questions about epitympanic

What does epitympanic mean?
Epitympanic means above the middle ear.
What part of speech is epitympanic?
Epitympanic is an adjective.

Words near epitympanic in the dictionary

  1. epituberculosis
  2. epituberculous
  3. epitubes
  4. epityche
  5. epityches
  6. epitympanic
  7. epitympanum
  8. epitympanums
  9. epitype
  10. epitypes
  11. epityphlitis

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