Defenition of the word middle ear
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Defenition of the word middle ear
- The cavity in the temporal bone between the eardrum and the inner ear that contains the ossicles, and which conveys sound to the cochlea.
- the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear
Synonyms for the word middle ear
Meronymys for the word middle ear
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- anvil
- auditory apparatus
- auditory tube
- bonelet
- Eustachian tube
- hammer
- incus
- malleus
- ossicle
- ossiculum
- stapes
- stirrup
Hypernyms for the word middle ear
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- bodily cavity
- cavity
- cavum
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