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phenon (iou) and cavity of middle ear (medicine)


phenon (iou)



phenon noun. M20.
[from PHEN- + -ON.]
Biology. A group of apparently similar plants or animals. M20.
Taxonomy. A grouping of organisms established by techniques of numerical analysis. M20.

cavity of middle ear (medicine)


cavity of middle ear -->
tympanic cavity


An air chamber in the temporal bone containing the ossicles; it is lined with mucous membrane and is continuous with the auditory tube anteriorly and the tympanic antrum and mastoid air cells posteriorly.

Synonym: cavitas tympanica, cavity of middle ear, cavum tympani, tympanum.