intertympanic

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English

Etymology

From inter- +‎ tympanic.

Pronunciation

Adjective

intertympanic (not comparable)

  1. Between tympana
    • 2015 September 24, “Ontogeny of the Middle-Ear Air-Sinus System in Alligator mississippiensis (Archosauria: Crocodylia)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      Furthermore, Wever and Vernon [25 ] showed that sound energy is conducted through the heads of crocodylians via intertympanic communications allowing for sound localization by way of the detection of interaural time and phase differences.