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tympanum /tym·pa·num/ (-num)
tym·pa·num or tim·pa·num (tmp-nm)
n. pl. tym·pa·nums or tym·pa·na (-n)
1. See middle ear.
2. See eardrum.

tympanum.
See tympanic.

tympanum [tim´pah-num]
tympanum
1. the part of the cavity of the middle ear, in the temporal bone, just medial to the tympanic membrane.
2. the tympanic membrane itself.


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External doors of medieval churches in the gothic pattern were immense in size, heavily ornamental all over, had statues on the doorjamb, traceries on the arches above the doors, and intricately sculpted door tympanums, all of which speak volumes about the wealth of the owners who commissioned the work.
 
 
 
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