tympana (0 synonym found)

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Definition of tympana:

(n) : (anatomy, zootomy) The eardrum (tympanic membrane, membrana tympanica).
(n) : (anatomy, zootomy) The main portion of the middle ear: the tympanic cavity (cavitas tympani).
(n) : (anatomy, zootomy) Any of various anatomic structures in various animals with analogy to a drum head:
(n) : (zootomy, entomology) A thin tense membrane covering the hearing organ on the leg or body of some insects, sometimes adapted (as in cicadas) for producing sound.
(n) : (zootomy) A membranous resonator in a sound-producing organ in frogs and toads.
(n) : (zootomy) (in certain birds) The labyrinth at the bottom of the windpipe.

Definition of tympana:

(n) : (anatomy, zootomy) The eardrum (tympanic membrane, membrana tympanica).
(n) : (anatomy, zootomy) The main portion of the middle ear: the tympanic cavity (cavitas tympani).
(n) : (anatomy, zootomy) Any of various anatomic structures in various animals with analogy to a drum head:
(n) : (zootomy, entomology) A thin tense membrane covering the hearing organ on the leg or body of some insects, sometimes adapted (as in cicadas) for producing sound.
(n) : (zootomy) A membranous resonator in a sound-producing organ in frogs and toads.
(n) : (zootomy) (in certain birds) The labyrinth at the bottom of the windpipe.

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