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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.
By 35 weeks, a bony ridge has formed that separates the geniculate ganglion from the epitympanic rim.
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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