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tensor tympani

US/ˌtɛn.sɚ ˈtɪm.pəˌnaɪ/

tensor tympani noun: a small muscle of the middle ear that is located in the bony canal just above the bony part of the Eustachian tube, that arises from the canal containing it, from the cartilaginous portion of the Eustachian tube, and from the adjacent greater wing of the sphenoid bone, that is inserted by a long tendon into the manubrium of the malleus near its base, and that serves to adjust the tension of the tympanic membrane.

Noun

tensor tympani (plural tensores tympanorum)

  1. A small muscle of the middle ear that is located in the bony canal just above the bony part of the Eustachian tube, that arises from the canal containing it, from the cartilaginous portion of the Eustachian tube, and from the adjacent greater wing of the sphenoid bone, that is inserted by a long tendon into the manubrium of the malleus near its base, and that serves to adjust the tension of the tympanic membrane.

tensor tympani meaning in Tamil

tensor tympani in Tamil

செவிப்பறையிழுவம், பறைவிறைப்பி

Forms of tensor tympani

pluraltensores tympanorum

Origin of tensor tympani

Borrowed from New Latin tensor tympanī (“tensor of the tympanum”).

Questions about tensor tympani

What does tensor tympani mean?
Tensor tympani means a small muscle of the middle ear that is located in the bony canal just above the bony part of the Eustachian tube, that arises from the canal containing it, from the cartilaginous portion of the Eustachian tube, and from the adjacent greater wing of the sphenoid bone, that is inserted by a long tendon into the manubrium of the malleus near its base, and that serves to adjust the tension of the tympanic membrane.
What is tensor tympani in Tamil?
Tensor tympani in Tamil is செவிப்பறையிழுவம், பறைவிறைப்பி. See Tensor tympani meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tensor tympani?
Tensor tympani is a noun.
How do you pronounce tensor tympani?
Tensor tympani is pronounced /ˌtɛn.sɚ ˈtɪm.pəˌnaɪ/ (US).
What is the plural of tensor tympani?
The plural of tensor tympani is tensores tympanorum.

Words near tensor tympani in the dictionary

  1. tensons
  2. tensor
  3. tensor fasciae latae
  4. tensor product
  5. tensor products
  6. tensor tympani
  7. tensor veli palatini
  8. tensoreceptor
  9. tensoreceptors
  10. tensored
  11. tensores

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