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retrotympanic

retrotympanic adjective: behind the tympanum.

Adjective

retrotympanic (not comparable)

  1. Behind the tympanum

Origin of retrotympanic

From retro- + tympanic.

Words that rhyme with retrotympanic

38 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about retrotympanic

What does retrotympanic mean?
Retrotympanic means behind the tympanum.
What part of speech is retrotympanic?
Retrotympanic is an adjective.

Words near retrotympanic in the dictionary

  1. retrotransposon
  2. retrotransposons
  3. retrotrapezoid
  4. retrotrapezoid nuclei
  5. retrotrapezoid nucleus
  6. retrotympanic
  7. retrourethral
  8. retroussage
  9. retroussé
  10. retrouterine
  11. retrovaccinate

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