'Tympanic membrane' definitions:

Definition of 'tympanic membrane'

From: WordNet
noun
The membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound [syn: eardrum, tympanum, tympanic membrane, myringa]

Definition of 'Tympanic membrane'

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]