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mesotympanic

mesotympanic adjective: relating to the mesotympanum.

Adjective

mesotympanic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the mesotympanum
  2. Situated in the middle part of 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 mesotympanic

From meso- + tympanic.

Questions about mesotympanic

What does mesotympanic mean?
Mesotympanic means relating to the mesotympanum.
What part of speech is mesotympanic?
Mesotympanic is an adjective.

Words near mesotympanic in the dictionary

  1. mesotrophy
  2. mesotrypsin
  3. mesotrypsinogen
  4. mesotympana
  5. mesotympanal
  6. mesotympanic
  7. mesotympanum
  8. mesotympanums
  9. mesotype
  10. mesotypes
  11. mesotypic

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