Medical term:
epitympanum
epitympanum
[ep″ĭ-tim´pah-num]epitympanic recess. adj., adj epitympan´ic.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
ep·i·tym·pa·num
(ep'i-tim'pă-nŭm),The upper portion of the tympanic cavity or middle ear above the tympanic membrane; it contains the head of the malleus and the body of the incus.
Synonym(s): epitympanic recess [TA], recessus epitympanicus [TA], attic, epitympanic space, Hyrtl epitympanic recess, tympanic attic
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
ep·i·tym·pa·num
(ep'i-tim'pă-nŭm)The upper portion of the tympanic cavity or middle ear above the tympanic membrane; contains the head of the malleus and the body of the incus.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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