noun
the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear
• Syn: ↑middle ear, ↑tympanum
• Hypernyms: ↑cavity, ↑bodily cavity, ↑cavum
• Part Holonyms: ↑auditory apparatus
• Part Meronyms:
↑ossicle, ↑bonelet, ↑ossiculum, ↑Eustachian tube, ↑auditory tube, ↑malleus, ↑hammer, ↑incus, ↑anvil, ↑stapes, ↑stirrup
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noun : the cavity of the middle ear
Useful english dictionary. 2012.