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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An instrument that measures movement of the tympanic membrane at various levels of air pressure, used to assess function of the middle ear.
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Dr. M did an examination and discovered why - Fuller had so much wax packed into his ears, the tympanometer couldn't even get to the eardrum.
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