| NOUN | body | middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum | the main cavity of the ear |
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| Meaning | The main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear. | |
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| Synonyms | tympanic cavity, tympanum | |
| Part of | auditory apparatus | All of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears |
| Parts | Eustachian tube, auditory tube | Either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx |
| incus, anvil | The ossicle between the malleus and the stapes | |
| malleus, hammer | The ossicle attached to the eardrum | |
| ossicle, bonelet, ossiculum | A small bone | |
| stapes, stirrup | The stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea | |
| Broader | cavity, bodily cavity, cavum | (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus / sinus within the body |
| Spanish | oído medio | |
| Catalan | caixa timpànica | |
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