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hypotympanic

hypotympanic adjective: relating to the hypotympanum.

Adjective

hypotympanic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the hypotympanum
  2. Located below the middle ear
    • The anatomical parts of the middle ear – the epitympanic, posterior mesotympanic, and hypotympanic structures – were more visible through an endoscope than through a microscope.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...

Origin of hypotympanic

From hypo- + tympanic.

Questions about hypotympanic

What does hypotympanic mean?
Hypotympanic means relating to the hypotympanum.
What part of speech is hypotympanic?
Hypotympanic is an adjective.

Words near hypotympanic in the dictionary

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

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