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Meaning of tympanic bone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A bone of the skull which encloses part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane. In humans it is part of the temporal bone, whereas in other animals it is separate.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

tympanic cavity tympanic duct tympanic membrane tympanic nerve tympanic plexus tympanic resonance

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