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epitympanic

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epitympanic /epi·tym·pan·ic/ (-tim-pan´ik)
1. situated upon or over the tympanum.
2. pertaining to the epitympanum (epitympanic recess).
ep·i·tym·pan·ic (p-tm-pnk)
adj.
Situated above or located in the upper part of the tympanic cavity or membrane.
epitympanic
emanating from or pertaining to the eardrum.
epitympanic recess
see attic.


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Intraoperatively, a large cholesteatoma sac was found filling the antrum and extending to the mesotympanic and epitympanic areas.
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By 35 weeks, a bony ridge has formed that separates the geniculate ganglion from the epitympanic rim.
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For example, failure to exenterate epitympanic tegmental air cells leaves disease in the attic region and possibly contributes to the eventual failure of the drum graft superiorly.
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