Medical Terminology / Unit 12 MedTerm 0787 short lesson, about 20 seconds
tympan/o: Eardrum
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The idea
The combining form tympan slash o names the tympanic membrane, the eardrum.
In practice
Tympanostomy is the creation of an opening in the eardrum.
Where people slip
A second combining form names the same membrane.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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