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CAVITY MIDDLE EAR [6 records]

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Record 1 2018-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • The Ear
Universal entry(ies)
tuba auditiva
Latin
tuba auditoria
Latin
A15.3.02.073
classification system code, see observation
DEF

[An osteocartilaginous] channel..., lined with mucous membrane, that establishes communication between the tympanic cavity and the nasopharynx, and serves to adjust the pressure of gas in the cavity to the external pressure, as well as for mucociliary clearance of the middle ear.

OBS

auditory tube; pharyngotympanic tube: terms derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A15.3.02.073: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Oreille
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
tuba auditiva
Latin
tuba auditoria
Latin
A15.3.02.073
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Conduit ostéocartilagineux tapissé de muqueuse reliant la cavité tympanique et la partie nasale du pharynx, qui sert à équilibrer la pression de part et d'autre du tympan et qui participe à la clairance mucociliaire de l'oreille moyenne.

OBS

trompe auditive : terme dérivé de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A15.3.02.073 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Blood
CONT

[The tympanic membrane] actuates a lever system of three very small bones, the auditory ossicles, situated in the air-filled cavity of the middle ear.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sang
CONT

[L'oreille moyenne] est une cavité pneumatique sculptée dans une partie très dure de l'os temporal, le rocher.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Ear
DEF

A small muscle of the middle ear that arises from within the pyramidal eminence in tympanic cavity and is inserted in the stapes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oreille
DEF

Muscle moteur de la chaîne des osselets de l'oreille moyenne, tendu des parois du canal de la pyramide à la partie postérieure de la tête de l'étrier.

Key term(s)
  • stapedius

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Ear
DEF

A derivative of the nervus intermedius which leaves the main nerve in the facial canal to enter the middle ear cavity, exits the skull through the petrotympanic fissure, and joins the lingual branch of the mandibular nerve.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oreille
DEF

Filet nerveux du nerf facial dans sa troisième portion verticale.

Spanish

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Record 5 1991-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Ear
CONT

In 4 cases of typical blue ear drum. CT examination was performed before and after treatment of the disease. Comparison of the CT image with that of OME(otitis media with effusion) cases demonstrated the following.(1) In blue ear drum cases, an irregular mass with soft tissue density exists in the middle ear after the elimination of effusion. This distinguishes the disease from OME and demonstrated that the two can be distinctly differentiated by CT findings.(2) In blue ear drum cases, the mass having the density of soft tissue disappeared when the patients became free from symptoms.(3) The mass with soft tissue density in the middle ear cavity of blue ear drum varied in location from case to case seemed to represent cholesterol granuloma.

OBS

Term and context extracted from the PASCAL data base.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oreille
CONT

Le plus souvent, et cela surtout chez l'adulte, un tel aspect bleuté de la membrane tympanique se voit au cours de l'évolution prolongée d'une otite séro-muqueuse. C'est ce que l'on appelle le "tympan bleu idiopathique".

Spanish

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Record 6 1987-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery
DEF

... a preformed device that is surgically implanted and intended to reconstruct the middle ear cavity during repair of the tympanic membrane. The device permits an ample air-filled cavity to be maintained in the middle ear and promotes regeneration of the mucous membrane lining of the middle ear cavity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Chirurgie ORL

Spanish

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