| eardrum | | |
| n. (body) | 1. eardrum, myringa, tympanic membrane, tympanum | the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound. |
| ~ ear | the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium. |
| ~ perforated eardrum | an eardrum with a hole or tear in it; can interfere with normal hearing and cause other ear problems. |
| ~ umbo | a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum. |
| ~ tissue layer, membrane | a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants. |
| hymen | | |
| n. (person) | 1. hymen | (Greek mythology) the god of marriage. |
| ~ greek mythology | the mythology of the ancient Greeks. |
| ~ greek deity | a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks. |
| n. (body) | 2. hymen, maidenhead, virginal membrane | a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin. |
| ~ mucosa, mucous membrane | mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior. |
| ~ vagina | the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus.; "the vagina receives the penis during coitus"; "the vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a fetus" |
| ~ imperforate hymen | hymen that is completely closed so that menstrual blood cannot flow out. |
| myringa | | |
| tympanic membrane | | |
| tympanum | | |
| n. (body) | 1. middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum | the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear. |
| ~ bonelet, ossicle, ossiculum | a small bone; especially one in the middle ear. |
| ~ auditory apparatus | all of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears. |
| ~ bodily cavity, cavum, cavity | (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body. |
| ~ auditory tube, eustachian tube | either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum. |
| ~ malleus, hammer | the ossicle attached to the eardrum. |
| ~ incus, anvil | the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes. |
| ~ stapes, stirrup | the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. kettle, kettledrum, timpani, tympani, tympanum | a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it. |
| ~ percussion instrument, percussive instrument | a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another. |
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