Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D004432
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D004432
Preferred Name

Ear, Middle

Definitions
The space and structures directly internal to the TYMPANIC MEMBRANE and external to the inner ear (LABYRINTH). Its major components include the AUDITORY OSSICLES and the EUSTACHIAN TUBE that connects the cavity of middle ear (tympanic cavity) to the upper part of the throat.
Synonyms
Cavity, Tympanic
Cavities, Tympanic
Tympanums
Tympanum
Tympanic Cavity
Middle Ear
Tympanic Cavities
Ears, Middle
Middle Ears
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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