'Tympanic bone' definitions:

Definition of 'tympanic bone'

From: WordNet
noun
The bone enclosing the middle ear

Definition of 'Tympanic bone'

From: GCIDE
  • Tympanic \Tym*pan"ic\ (?; 277), a. [See Tympanum.]
  • 1. Like a tympanum or drum; acting like a drumhead; as, a tympanic membrane. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tympanum. [1913 Webster]
  • Tympanic bone (Anat.), a bone of the skull which incloses a part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane.
  • Tympanic membrane. (Anat.) See the Note under Ear. [1913 Webster]