tympanum
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- n the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear
- n the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound
- n a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
- But a significant number are younger people whose impairment is triggered by disease or injury to the tympanum and ossicles (see diagram), the eardrum and tiny vibrating bones that .
- But man does not live by his tympanum alone, and the rest of the movie is, frankly, a mess.
- High on the porch's tympanum surrounded by Mark's lion, Matthew's angel, John's eagle, Luke's ox is Christ.