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tym·pan·ic tim-'pan-ik adj of, relating to, or being a tympanum
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tym·pan·ic (tim-panґik) [L. tympanicus, from Gr. tympanon drum] 1. of or pertaining to the tympanic cavity or the tympanic membrane. 2. bell-like or resonant; called also 3. tympanitic. tympanitic (def. 1).Medical dictionary. 2011.