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tympanometry

/tɪmpəˈnɒmətɹi/

tympanometry noun: an examination to test the condition of the middle ear and mobility of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) and the ossicular chain by creating variations of air pressure in the ear canal.

Noun

tympanometry (usually uncountable, plural tympanometries)

  1. (usually) An examination to test the condition of the middle ear and mobility of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) and the ossicular chain by creating variations of air pressure in the ear canal.

Forms of tympanometry

pluraltympanometries

Origin of tympanometry

From tympano- + -metry.

Questions about tympanometry

What does tympanometry mean?
Tympanometry means an examination to test the condition of the middle ear and mobility of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) and the ossicular chain by creating variations of air pressure in the ear canal.
What part of speech is tympanometry?
Tympanometry is a noun.
How do you pronounce tympanometry?
Tympanometry is pronounced /tɪmpəˈnɒmətɹi/.
What is the plural of tympanometry?
The plural of tympanometry is tympanometries.

Words near tympanometry in the dictionary

  1. tympanomeatal
  2. tympanometer
  3. tympanometers
  4. tympanometric
  5. tympanometries
  6. tympanometry
  7. tympanon
  8. tympanons
  9. tympanoparotid
  10. tympanoperiotic
  11. tympanophonia

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