tympanic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective resembling a drum
  2. adjective associated with the eardrum

WordNet

Tym*pan"ic adjective
Etymology
See Tympanum.
Definitions
  1. Like a tympanum or drum; acting like a drumhead; as, a tympanic membrane.
  2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tympanum.
Tym*pan"ic noun
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) The tympanic bone.

Webster 1913