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tympanic plexus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
tym-pan-ic -plexus
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nerve plexus of the middle ear that is formed by the tympanic nerve and two or three filaments from the carotid plexus, sends fibers to the mucous membranes of the middle ear, the eustachian tube, and the mastoid cells, and gives off the lesser petrosal nerve to the otic ganglion.

Inflected Forms

tympanic plexuses (plural)

Questions

What does tympanic plexus mean?
A nerve plexus of the middle ear that is formed by the tympanic nerve and two or three filaments from the carotid plexus, sends fibers to the mucous membranes of the middle ear, the eustachian tube, and the mastoid cells, and gives off the lesser petrosal nerve to the otic ganglion.

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