subtympanic

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English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ tympanic.

Adjective

subtympanic (not comparable)

  1. Below the tympanum
    • 2015 September 24, “Ontogeny of the Middle-Ear Air-Sinus System in Alligator mississippiensis (Archosauria: Crocodylia)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      The apertures of the tympanic membrane and the subtympanic foramen were selected as reasonable vectors for air-borne sound energy, and the surface areas of these apertures (A x ) were measured.