eminentia pyramidalis

em·i·nen·ti·a py·ram·i·da·'lis

[TA]

a conical projection posterior to the vestibular window in the middle ear; it is hollow and contains the stapedius muscle.

Synonym(s): pyramid of tympanum, pyramidal eminence, pyramis tympani

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em·i·nen·ti·a py·ram·i·da·lis

(em-i-nen'shē-ă pi-ram-i-dā'lis) [TA]

A conic projection posterior to the vestibular window in the middle ear; it is hollow and contains the stapedius muscle.

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