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epitympanum

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epitympanum [¦ep·ə′tim·pə·nəm]
(anatomy)
The attic of the middle ear, or tympanic cavity.
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The mass had arisen in the epitympanum, and it extended from the aditus ad antrum to the external auditory canal.
Synovial chondromatosis of the middle ear: a case report by Saggese, Domenico; Fernandez, Ignacio Javier; Salfi, Nunzio C.M.; Ceroni, Alberto Rinaldi / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
1) that had engulfed the epitympanum with extrusion through the aditus ad antrum into the mastoid air cells.
Post-traumatic cholesteatoma ... a rare occurrence by Naidoo, Logeshini; Nanan, A. / South African Journal of Radiology
The mass projected into the epitympanum but did not persist at the level of the aditus ad antrum.
Neuroendocrine adenoma of the middle ear (NAME) by Leong, Karen; Haber, Marian M.; Divi, Venu; Sataloff, Robert T. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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