tympano-|tɪmpənəʊ|before a vowel sometimes tympan-, combining form repr. Gr. τύµπανον or L. tympanum, in recent terms of anatomy, etc. tympaˈnectomy [Gr. ἐκτοµή excision], excision of the tympanic membrane. ˌtympano-ˈcervical a. [cervical], affecting the tympanum and the neck. ˌtympano-Euˈstachian |-juːˈsteɪkɪən| a., constituted by the tympanum and the Eustachian tube. ˈtympanogram, a graphical record of pressure changes obtained in tympanometry; so tympaˈnography. ˌtympanoˈhyal a., pertaining to the tympanum and the hyoid arch; epithet of a small bone or cartilage at the base of the styloid process, which in early life becomes fused with the temporal bone; n. = t. bone or cartilage. ˌtympanoˈmalleal a., pertaining to the tympanic bone and the malleus; applied to a bone in the skull of batrachians and fishes. ˌtympanomanˈdibular a., pertaining to the tympanum, or the tympanic bone, and the mandible or lower jaw-bone. ˌtympanoˈmastoid a., pertaining to the tympanum and the mastoid cells. tympaˈnometry, the measurement, for diagnostic purposes, of changes in the compliance of the tympanic membrane as the air pressure is altered in the passage of the external ear; hence ˌtympanoˈmetric a. ˌtympano-ocˈcipital a. and n., applied to a small bone or ossification connected with the ear and the exoccipital bone in birds, and held to be homologous with the tympanic bone in mammals (Cent. Dict. 1891). ˌtympano-periˈotic a., consisting of the tympanic bone and periotic bones united; n., a tympanoperiotic bone, as the ear-bone of a cetacean. tympaˈnophony [Gr. ϕωνή voice], a sensation of ringing in the ears (cf. tympanum 2). ˈtympanoˌplasty Surg. [-plasty], an operation to repair the middle ear; hence ˌtympanoˈplastic a. ˌtympanoscleˈrosis Med. [sclerosis], thickening of the tympanic membrane, and of the connective tissue in the tympanic cavity; hence ˌtympanoscleˈrotic a. ˌtympanosquaˈmosal a., pertaining to the tympanic and the squamosal bones. ˌtympanostaˈpedial a., ‘pertaining to the tympanum and the stapes’ (Dorland Med. Dict. 1900–13). ˌtympanoˈtemporal a., ‘pertaining to the tympanum and the region over the temporal bone’ (ibid.). tympaˈnotomy [Gr. τοµή cutting], incision through the tympanic membrane.1900–13Dorland Med. Dict., *Tympanectomy.Ibid. s.v. Abscess, *Tympanocervical a[bscess], an abscess arising in the tympanum and extending to the neck.1890Billings Med. Dict., *Tympano-Eustachian passage, the tympanum and Eustachian tube considered together as a branchial cleft.1969Arch. Otolaryngol. LXXXIX. 217/2 The *tympanogram has a normal configuration.1979J. J. Knight in H. A. Beagley Auditory Investigation viii. 158 A flat tympanogram with a negative middle ear pressure is suggestive of serous otitis media.1977Proc. R. Soc. Med. LXX. 824/1 Surgery should not be undertaken until after *tympanography has been done and tomograms taken to exclude abnormalities of cochlear anatomy.1984Lancet 19 May 1112/2 A sound case can be made for including tympanography in the routine screening tests at school entry.1872Mivart Elem. Anat. 81 The styloid process..is at birth separate from a little cylindrical piece of bone which afterwards forms its root, and which is called the *tympano-hyal.1881― Cat 78 At the end of the stylo-hyal is a cylindrical cartilage, the tympano-hyal.1891Cent. Dict., *Tympanomalleal.1900–13in Dorland Med. Dict.a1909Starks Synon. Fish Skeleton 513 (Cent. D. Supp.).1891Cent. Dict., *Tympanomandibular.c1900Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. III. 697 (Cent. D. Supp.) *Tympano⁓mastoid.1970Arch. Otolaryngol. XCII. 255/2 *Tympanometric characteristics provide information in analysis of the conductive pathological abnormality.1984Jrnl. Speech & Hearing Res. XXVII. 257 The influence that repeated tympanometric trials have on the aural⁓acoustic admittance characteristics of the middle-ear transmission system was studied in 24 young adults.1956H. Anderson et al. in Acta Oto-Laryngol. XLVI. 384 This method—for which we propose the name *tympanometry—may..yield very important additional information for the diagnosis of hearing impairments.1980Ibid. LXXXIX. 480/1 The patients were regularly checked with audiometry and tympanometry.1870Rolleston Anim. Life 8 A lamina of bone, which..serves..to keep the *tympano-periotic..in place.1871Huxley Anat. Vert. Anim. viii. 405 When the tympano-periotic bone and all the facial bones are removed.1899Syd. Soc. Lex., *Tympanophony, abnormal sounds in the ear, as echoes, &c.1955Jrnl. Laryngol. LXIX. 654 Of 110 *tympanoplastic cases..60 per cent. have retained or regained ‘social’ hearing.1977Lancet 16 July 119/2 Tympanoplastic surgery is a logical development of the modified radical techniques and aims to avoid their main disadvantages—deafness and an open cavity in the mastoid—by creating a functioning middle ear in a healthy closed system.1955Acta Oto-Laryngol. XLV. 457 It seems advisable in some cases..to operate in two stages: first a conservative radical operation..and, secondly, *tympanoplasty.1960J. Grant Come again, Nurse xvi. 97 Now a tympanoplasty is different again. That is a plastic repair to the middle ear with a skin graft, to help the sound waves.1977Lancet 16 July 119/1 Grafting the drum constitutes the simplest and most successful form of tympanoplasty.1961Brit. Med. Dict. 1491/1 *Tympanosclerosis.1965I. B. Thorburn in W. G. Scott-Brown et al. Dis. Ear, Nose & Throat (ed. 2) II. xx. 454 Tympanosclerosis. Zöllner (1955) drew fresh attention to this condition which was first described as ‘Paukensclerose’ by von Tröltsch in 1873.1978Jrnl. R. Soc. Med. LXXI. 354 Scars and tympanosclerosis were only present in the ears with grommets.1965I. B. Thorburn in W. G. Scott-Brown et al. Dis. Ear, Nose & Throat (ed. 2) II. xx. 454 On otomicroscopic examination a keratinizing appearance distinguishes cholesteatoma, whereas the white *tympanosclerotic focus is covered by an intact healthy mucous membrane.1981Brit. Med. Jrnl. 14 Feb. 501/1 Tympanosclerotic plaques are commonly seen in the drum after the use of grommets.1891Cent. Dict., *Tympanosquamosal.c1900Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. III. 672 (Cent. D. Supp.) *Tympanotomy.

tympano- /ˈtɪmpənəʊ, tɪmˈpanəʊ/ combining form of tympanum: see -o-. Before a vowel tympan-. Cf. myringo-.

DERIVATIVE tympanogram noun a graphical record of pressure changes obtained in tympanometry M20.
tympanoˈmetric adjective of or pertaining to tympanometry L20.
tympaˈnometry noun the measurement, for diagnostic purposes, of changes in the compliance of the tympanic membrane as the air pressure is altered in the passage of the external ear M20.
tympanoplasty noun = myringoplasty M20.
tympaˈnotomy noun (rare) = myringotomy E20.

tympano-
combining form
see tympan-

tympano-
tympan- (before a vowel besides o)

Prefix

Of or relating to the eardrum.

tympanostomy

Etymology

Latin tympanum, drum.

Synonyms

myringo-

Derived terms

tympanectomy

tympanoplasty

tympanostomy

tympanotomy

词汇	tympano-
词根词缀	OED SOED Webster Wiktionary tympano-\|tɪmpənəʊ\|before a vowel sometimes tympan-, combining form repr. Gr. τύµπανον or L. tympanum, in recent terms of anatomy, etc. tympaˈnectomy [Gr. ἐκτοµή excision], excision of the tympanic membrane. ˌtympano-ˈcervical a. [cervical], affecting the tympanum and the neck. ˌtympano-Euˈstachian \|-juːˈsteɪkɪən\| a., constituted by the tympanum and the Eustachian tube. ˈtympanogram, a graphical record of pressure changes obtained in tympanometry; so tympaˈnography. ˌtympanoˈhyal a., pertaining to the tympanum and the hyoid arch; epithet of a small bone or cartilage at the base of the styloid process, which in early life becomes fused with the temporal bone; n. = t. bone or cartilage. ˌtympanoˈmalleal a., pertaining to the tympanic bone and the malleus; applied to a bone in the skull of batrachians and fishes. ˌtympanomanˈdibular a., pertaining to the tympanum, or the tympanic bone, and the mandible or lower jaw-bone. ˌtympanoˈmastoid a., pertaining to the tympanum and the mastoid cells. tympaˈnometry, the measurement, for diagnostic purposes, of changes in the compliance of the tympanic membrane as the air pressure is altered in the passage of the external ear; hence ˌtympanoˈmetric a. ˌtympano-ocˈcipital a. and n., applied to a small bone or ossification connected with the ear and the exoccipital bone in birds, and held to be homologous with the tympanic bone in mammals (Cent. Dict. 1891). ˌtympano-periˈotic a., consisting of the tympanic bone and periotic bones united; n., a tympanoperiotic bone, as the ear-bone of a cetacean. tympaˈnophony [Gr. ϕωνή voice], a sensation of ringing in the ears (cf. tympanum 2). ˈtympanoˌplasty Surg. [-plasty], an operation to repair the middle ear; hence ˌtympanoˈplastic a. ˌtympanoscleˈrosis Med. [sclerosis], thickening of the tympanic membrane, and of the connective tissue in the tympanic cavity; hence ˌtympanoscleˈrotic a. ˌtympanosquaˈmosal a., pertaining to the tympanic and the squamosal bones. ˌtympanostaˈpedial a., ‘pertaining to the tympanum and the stapes’ (Dorland Med. Dict. 1900–13). ˌtympanoˈtemporal a., ‘pertaining to the tympanum and the region over the temporal bone’ (ibid.). tympaˈnotomy [Gr. τοµή cutting], incision through the tympanic membrane.1900–13Dorland Med. Dict., Tympanectomy.Ibid. s.v. Abscess, Tympanocervical a[bscess], an abscess arising in the tympanum and extending to the neck.1890Billings Med. Dict., Tympano-Eustachian passage, the tympanum and Eustachian tube considered together as a branchial cleft.1969Arch. Otolaryngol. LXXXIX. 217/2 The tympanogram has a normal configuration.1979J. J. Knight in H. A. Beagley Auditory Investigation viii. 158 A flat tympanogram with a negative middle ear pressure is suggestive of serous otitis media.1977Proc. R. Soc. Med. LXX. 824/1 Surgery should not be undertaken until after tympanography has been done and tomograms taken to exclude abnormalities of cochlear anatomy.1984Lancet 19 May 1112/2 A sound case can be made for including tympanography in the routine screening tests at school entry.1872Mivart Elem. Anat.* 81 The styloid process..is at birth separate from a little cylindrical piece of bone which afterwards forms its root, and which is called the tympano-hyal.1881― Cat* 78 At the end of the stylo-hyal is a cylindrical cartilage, the tympano-hyal.1891Cent. Dict., Tympanomalleal.1900–13in Dorland Med. Dict.a1909Starks Synon. Fish Skeleton* 513 (Cent. D. Supp.).1891Cent. Dict., Tympanomandibular.c1900Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. III. 697 (Cent. D. Supp.) Tympano⁓mastoid.1970Arch. Otolaryngol. XCII. 255/2 Tympanometric characteristics provide information in analysis of the conductive pathological abnormality.1984Jrnl. Speech & Hearing Res. XXVII. 257 The influence that repeated tympanometric trials have on the aural⁓acoustic admittance characteristics of the middle-ear transmission system was studied in 24 young adults.1956H. Anderson et al.* in Acta Oto-Laryngol. XLVI. 384 This method—for which we propose the name tympanometry—may..yield very important additional information for the diagnosis of hearing impairments.1980Ibid. LXXXIX. 480/1 The patients were regularly checked with audiometry and tympanometry.1870Rolleston Anim. Life* 8 A lamina of bone, which..serves..to keep the tympano-periotic..in place.1871Huxley Anat. Vert. Anim.* viii. 405 When the tympano-periotic bone and all the facial bones are removed.1899Syd. Soc. Lex., Tympanophony, abnormal sounds in the ear, as echoes, &c.1955Jrnl. Laryngol. LXIX. 654 Of 110 tympanoplastic cases..60 per cent. have retained or regained ‘social’ hearing.1977Lancet 16 July 119/2 Tympanoplastic surgery is a logical development of the modified radical techniques and aims to avoid their main disadvantages—deafness and an open cavity in the mastoid—by creating a functioning middle ear in a healthy closed system.1955Acta Oto-Laryngol. XLV. 457 It seems advisable in some cases..to operate in two stages: first a conservative radical operation..and, secondly, tympanoplasty.1960J. Grant Come again, Nurse* xvi. 97 Now a tympanoplasty is different again. That is a plastic repair to the middle ear with a skin graft, to help the sound waves.1977Lancet 16 July 119/1 Grafting the drum constitutes the simplest and most successful form of tympanoplasty.1961Brit. Med. Dict. 1491/1 Tympanosclerosis.1965I. B. Thorburn in W. G. Scott-Brown et al. Dis. Ear, Nose & Throat* (ed. 2) II. xx. 454 Tympanosclerosis. Zöllner (1955) drew fresh attention to this condition which was first described as ‘Paukensclerose’ by von Tröltsch in 1873.1978Jrnl. R. Soc. Med. LXXI. 354 Scars and tympanosclerosis were only present in the ears with grommets.1965I. B. Thorburn in W. G. Scott-Brown et al. Dis. Ear, Nose & Throat (ed. 2) II. xx. 454 On otomicroscopic examination a keratinizing appearance distinguishes cholesteatoma, whereas the white tympanosclerotic focus is covered by an intact healthy mucous membrane.1981Brit. Med. Jrnl. 14 Feb. 501/1 Tympanosclerotic plaques are commonly seen in the drum after the use of grommets.1891Cent. Dict., Tympanosquamosal.c1900Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. III. 672 (Cent. D. Supp.) Tympanotomy. tympano- /ˈtɪmpənəʊ, tɪmˈpanəʊ/ combining form of tympanum: see -o-. Before a vowel tympan-. Cf. myringo-. DERIVATIVE tympanogram noun a graphical record of pressure changes obtained in tympanometry M20. tympanoˈmetric adjective of or pertaining to tympanometry L20. tympaˈnometry noun the measurement, for diagnostic purposes, of changes in the compliance of the tympanic membrane as the air pressure is altered in the passage of the external ear M20. tympanoplasty noun = myringoplasty M20. tympaˈnotomy noun (rare) = myringotomy E20. tympano-* combining form see tympan- tympano- tympan- (before a vowel besides o) Prefix Of or relating to the eardrum. tympanostomy Etymology Latin tympanum, drum. Synonyms myringo- Derived terms tympanectomy tympanoplasty tympanostomy tympanotomy
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tympano-tympan- (before a vowel besides o)

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tympano-
tympan- (before a vowel besides o)