cavumtympani
nounUK /ˌkeɪvəm tɪmˈpɑːnaɪ/
US /ˌkeɪvəm tɪmˈpænaɪ/
A small empty space inside your ear that helps you hear sounds.
The doctor explained that the cavumtympani is the little air-filled room behind the eardrum.
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2. The air-filled chamber of the middle ear that contains the tiny hearing bones.
Sound waves travel through the cavumtympani to reach the inner ear.
3. An anatomical cavity in the temporal bone of the skull.
Surgeons carefully mapped the cavumtympani before the operation.
4. The space bounded by the eardrum on one side and the inner ear on the other.
Inflammation in the cavumtympani can cause ear pain.