Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
tympanic . - noun The posterior one of the pterygoid bones in fishes: it is usually between the hyomandibular and the mesopterygoid: same as
metapterygoid , 2. - noun The upper anterior bone of the gill-cover in fishes: not homologous with the bone called
tympanal by Cuvier: Same aspræoperculum , 2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Tympanic.
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- adjective medicine
tympanic
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Examples
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They also have tympanal organs, sensitive to sound, situated on the thorax or abdomen.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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They also have tympanal organs, sensitive to sound, situated on the thorax or abdomen.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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Huxley to recognise what are the true homologues of the quadrate, the palatine and the pterygoid in adult bony fish, and to prove that the symplectic and the metapterygoid (tympanal, Cuvier) are bones peculiar to fish.
Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
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In fact, ears "(tympanal organs) lie beneath a drum-like membrane (the tympanum) where they respond to sound," says entomologist
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed April Holladay 2010
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In fact, ears "(tympanal organs) lie beneath a drum-like membrane (the tympanum) where they respond to sound," says entomologist
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed April Holladay 2010
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In fact, ears "(tympanal organs) lie beneath a drum-like membrane (the tympanum) where they respond to sound," says entomologist
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed April Holladay 2010
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In fact, ears "(tympanal organs) lie beneath a drum-like membrane (the tympanum) where they respond to sound," says entomologist
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed April Holladay 2010
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This oval-shaped tympanal membrane, with an unusual dome in the middle, is attached directly to sensory organs and is responsible for converting sound waves into signals that can be picked up by nerve cells.
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Not all species have them, but this one, which amazes people through its beautiful coloring, has its tympanal membrane located at the base of the wing.
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The oval-shaped tympanal membrane, with an unusual dome in the middle, is attached directly to sensory organs and is responsible for converting sound waves into signals that can be picked up by nerve cells.
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