TENSOR TYMPANI

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small muscle in the middle ear that tenses to protect the eardrum

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("tensor tympani" is a kind of...):

tensor (any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm)

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