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tympanic membrane

a thin membrane that separates the middle ear from the external ear and vibrates when struck by sound waves; eardrum

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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