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hypotympanum

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hypotympanum /hy·po·tym·pa·num/ (-tim´pah-num) the lower part of the cavity of the middle ear, in the temporal bone.
hy·po·tym·pa·num (hp-tmp-nm)
n.
The lower part of the cavity of the middle ear.
hypotympanum
the lower part of the cavity of the middle ear, in the temporal bone.


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The left eardrum was intact and mobile, but there was a bluish hue behind it, and a red mass could be seen in the hypotympanum.
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The middle ear was cleared, and the feeding vessel in the hypotympanum was cauterized.
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The preformed pathway can be a normal opening in the bony wall, such as the oval or round window or the developmental dehiscence of the floor of the hypotympanum, or it can be a corridor created by a skull fracture or previous ear surgery.
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