tensor tympani

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How do you pronounce tensor tympani?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɛn.sɚ ˈtɪm.pəˌnaɪ/.

What does tensor tympani mean?

A small muscle of the middle ear that is located in the bony canal just above the bony part of the Eustachian tube, that arises from the canal containing it, from the cartilaginous portion of the Eustachian tube, and from the adjacent greater wing of the sphenoid bone, that is inserted by a long tendon into the manubrium of the malleus near its base, and that serves to adjust the tension of the tympanic membrane.

Where does tensor tympani come from?

Borrowed from New Latin tensor tympanī (“tensor of the tympanum”).

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