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tympanic plexus

tympanic plexus noun: a nerve plexus of the middle ear that is formed by the tympanic nerve and two or three filaments from the carotid plexus, sends fibers to the mucous membranes of the middle ear, the eustachian tube, and the mastoid cells, and gives off the lesser petrosal nerve to the otic ganglion.

Noun

tympanic plexus (plural tympanic plexuses or tympanic plexus)

  1. A nerve plexus of the middle ear that is formed by the tympanic nerve and two or three filaments from the carotid plexus, sends fibers to the mucous membranes of the middle ear, the eustachian tube, and the mastoid cells, and gives off the lesser petrosal nerve to the otic ganglion.

Forms of tympanic plexus

pluraltympanic plexuses
pluraltympanic plexus

Questions about tympanic plexus

What does tympanic plexus mean?
Tympanic plexus means a nerve plexus of the middle ear that is formed by the tympanic nerve and two or three filaments from the carotid plexus, sends fibers to the mucous membranes of the middle ear, the eustachian tube, and the mastoid cells, and gives off the lesser petrosal nerve to the otic ganglion.
What part of speech is tympanic plexus?
Tympanic plexus is a noun.
What is the plural of tympanic plexus?
The plural of tympanic plexus is tympanic plexuses.

Words near tympanic plexus in the dictionary

  1. tympanic ducts
  2. tympanic membrane
  3. tympanic membranes
  4. tympanic nerve
  5. tympanic nerves
  6. tympanic plexus
  7. tympanic resonance
  8. tympanic ring
  9. tympanic rings
  10. tympanical
  11. tympanically

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