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tym·pan·ic
I. \(ˈ)tim|panik, -nēk\ adjective
Etymology: Latin & New Latin tympanum + English -ic
1. : of, relating to, associated with, or constituting an anatomical tympanum and especially the eardrum — see tympanic antrum, tympanic bone, tympanic canal, tympanic membrane, tympanic nerve
2. : of or relating to an architectural tympanum
3. : resembling or resembling that of a drum
< a tympanic roll of steady artillery — P.S.Wolff >
II. noun
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: a tympanic body part (as a bone or nerve) |