tympanic plexus

English

Noun

tympanic plexus (plural tympanic plexuses or tympanic plexus)

1. (neuroanatomy) 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.

Translations

nerve plexus of the middle ear

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鼓室神經叢／鼓室神经丛 (gǔshì shénjīngcóng)

References

• “tympanic plexus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.