TYMPANIC

Tym‐pan″ic (?; 277), a. [[See Tympanum.]] 1. 1. Like a tympanum or drum; acting like a drumhead; as, a tympanic membrane.
2. 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tympanum.
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.