Word.ws English Dictionary

hypotympana

hypotympana is the plural of hypotympanum.

Meaning of hypotympanum

Noun

hypotympanum (plural hypotympana)

  1. The lower part of the tympanic cavity (in the middle ear)
    • Despite its common application, using a microscope for these procedures is typically accompanied with limited visibility of various middle ear components including the hypotympanum, sinus tympani, and epitympanum, as well as the posterior part of the mesotympanum [2 ,3 ].2015 July 14, “Diagnostic Performance of Endoscopic and Microscopic Procedures for Identifying Different Middle Ear Structures and Remaining Disease in Patients with Chronic Otitis Media: A...

Questions about hypotympana

What is hypotympana the plural of?
Hypotympana is the plural of hypotympanum.

Words near hypotympana in the dictionary

  1. hypotrophicity
  2. hypotrophy
  3. hypotropia
  4. hypotropias
  5. hypotropic
  6. hypotympana
  7. hypotympanic
  8. hypotympanum
  9. hypotype
  10. hypotypes
  11. hypotyposes

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: hypotympana (page history and authors); hypotympanum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “hypotympana.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/hypotympana. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.