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tympanic cavity [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Ear
DEF

An air chamber in the temporal bone containing the ossicles; it is lined with mucous membrane and is continuous with the auditory tube anteriorly and the tympanic antrum and mastoid air cells posteriorly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oreille
DEF

Cavité de l'oreille moyenne située entre le conduit auditif externe dont elle est séparée par la membrane du tympan, et l'oreille interne.

Spanish

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