tympanic sulcus

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tympanic sulcus

[TA]
the groove on the inner aspect of the tympanic part of the temporal bone in which the tympanic membrane is fixed.
Synonym(s): sulcus tympanicus [TA], tympanic groove
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(4) They also showed that underlay tympanoplasty with elevation of annulus away from the sulcus tympanicus anteriorly did not result in blunting and lateralization of the graft.
360 degree subannular tympanoplasty: a retrospective study

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