| tympan | (noun) a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end | Synonyms: drum, membranophone |
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| tympani | (noun) a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it | Synonyms: kettle, kettledrum, timpani, tympanum |
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| tympanic | (adjective) associated with the eardrum | - |
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| (adjective) resembling a drum | - |
| tympanist | (noun) a person who plays the kettledrums | Synonyms: timpanist |
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| tympanites | (noun) distension of the abdomen that is caused by the accumulation of gas in the intestines or the peritoneal cavity | - |
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| tympanitic | (adjective) of or relating to tympanites | - |
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| tympanitis | (noun) inflammation of the inner ear | - |
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| tympanoplasty | (noun) surgical correction or repair of defects or injuries in the eardrum or the bones of the middle ear | - |
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| tympanum | (noun) a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it | Synonyms: kettle, kettledrum, timpani, tympani |
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| (noun) the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound | Synonyms: eardrum, myringa, tympanic membrane |
| (noun) the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear | Synonyms: middle ear, tympanic cavity |