Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tympanic nerve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: tym-pan-ic n-erve
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve arising from the petrosal ganglion and entering the middle ear where it takes part in forming the tympanic plexus.

Inflected Forms

tympanic nerves (plural)

Synonyms

Jacobson nerve

Questions

What does tympanic nerve mean?: A branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve arising from the petrosal ganglion and entering the middle ear where it takes part in forming the tympanic plexus.

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