subtympanic

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ tympanic

Adjective

subtympanic (not comparable)

  1. Below the tympanum
    • 2015 September 24, “Ontogeny of the Middle-Ear Air-Sinus System in Alligator mississippiensis (Archosauria: Crocodylia)”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      The apertures of the tympanic membrane and the subtympanic foramen were selected as reasonable vectors for air-borne sound energy, and the surface areas of these apertures (A x ) were measured.
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