TEGMEN TYMPANI
\tˈɛɡmɛn tɪmpˈɑːnɪ], \tˈɛɡmɛn tɪmpˈɑːnɪ], \t_ˈɛ_ɡ_m_ɛ_n t_ɪ_m_p_ˈɑː_n_ɪ]\
Definitions of TEGMEN TYMPANI
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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The superior wall or roof of the tympanic cavity, formed by an osseous plate continuous with the superior surface of the pyramid. This plate extends beyond the boundaries of the tympanic cavity, forming part of the superior lamella of the osseous meatus, of the upper wall of the cells of the mastoid process, of the roof of the canal for the tensor tympani, and of the osseous portion of the eustachian tube. It is pierced by several apertures, and may be in great part wanting. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
