loading...| Preferred Name | Tympanic Membrane | |
| Synonyms |
Membrana Tympanica TYMPANIC MEMBRANE Tympanic Membrane Membrane, Tympanic Ear Drum Eardrum TM |
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| Definitions |
A thin membrane that separates the external auditory canal from the middle ear. The movement of the tympanic membrane in response to air pressure changes in the external ear facilitates the transmission of sound energy by causing vibration of the ossicular chain. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12502 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
A thin membrane that separates the external auditory canal from the middle ear. |
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| code |
C12502 |
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| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77529 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526 |
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| Contributing_Source |
CDISC |
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| DEFINITION |
A thin membrane that separates the external auditory canal from the middle ear. The movement of the tympanic membrane in response to air pressure changes in the external ear facilitates the transmission of sound energy by causing vibration of the ossicular chain. |
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| Display_Name |
Tympanic Membrane |
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| FULL_SYN |
Membrana Tympanica TYMPANIC MEMBRANE Tympanic Membrane Membrane, Tympanic Ear Drum Eardrum TM |
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| label |
Tympanic Membrane |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Tympanic_Membrane |
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| Preferred_Name |
Tympanic Membrane |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C12502 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0041445 |
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| subClassOf |