eardrum
IPA: ˈɪrdrʌm
noun
- (anatomy) A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.
Examples of "eardrum" in Sentences
- A vibrating eardrum isn't enough.
- You might have a perforated eardrum.
- The effect is an eardrum perforation.
- Yet, it does not strike or injure the eardrum.
- This may result in permanent damage to the eardrum.
- This is used to allow the eardrum to float and be useful.
- There are several options for treating a perforated eardrum.
- But earlier in the article, it referred to a ruptured eardrum.
- Also the main article is at Eardrum, not at tympanic membrane.
- A tympanostomy tube is often inserted into the eardrum to aerate the middle ear.