Found 2 items, similar to tympanic bone.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tympanic bone tympanic bone n : the bone enclosing the middle ear
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tympanic bone Tympanic \Tym*pan"ic\ (?; 277), a. [See Tympanum.] 1. Like a tympanum or drum; acting like a drumhead; as, a tympanic membrane. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tympanum. [1913 Webster] Tympanic bone (Anat.), a bone of the skull which incloses a part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane. Tympanic membrane. (Anat.) See the Note under Ear. [1913 Webster]