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tensor muscle of tympanic membrane

tensor muscle of tympanic membrane definition - medical

tensor muscle of tympanic membrane

noun
A muscle with origin from the eustachian tube, with insertion into the handle of the malleus, with nerve supply from the branches of the trigeminal nerve through the otic ganglion, and whose action draws the handle of the malleus medialward and tenses the tympanic membrane.

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