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tympanic bones

tympanic bones is the plural of tympanic bone.

Meaning of tympanic bone

Noun

tympanic bone (plural tympanic bones)

  1. A bone of the skull which encloses part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane. In humans it is part of the temporal bone, whereas in other animals it is separate.
    Synonyms:
    tympanal, tympanic

Questions about tympanic bones

What is tympanic bones the plural of?
Tympanic bones is the plural of tympanic bone.

Words near tympanic bones in the dictionary

  1. tympanectomies
  2. tympanectomy
  3. tympani
  4. tympanic
  5. tympanic bone
  6. tympanic bones
  7. tympanic cavities
  8. tympanic cavity
  9. tympanic duct
  10. tympanic ducts
  11. tympanic membrane

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