ear drum
Sound-vibrating inner membrane
The eardrum is the thin membrane separating the outer ear from the middle ear, vibrating in response to sound waves.
Also called the tympanic membrane.
The doctor said the infection hadn't damaged her eardrum.
Figuratively, loud sounds assault or burst one's eardrums: That concert nearly blew out my eardrums.
- tympanicOf or like drums
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- hearing lossReduced ability to perceive sound
- barotraumaInjury from pressure differential
- ossiclesMinute skeletal structures
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