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 Translation for 'eardrum' from English to Portuguese
NOUN   an eardrum | eardrums
SYNO eardrum | myringa | tympanic membrane | ...
anat.
tímpano {m}
eardrum
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Translation for 'eardrum' from English to Portuguese

eardrum
tímpano {m}anat.
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Usage Examples English
  • Hemotympanum refers to the presence of blood in the middle ear, which is the area behind the eardrum. In most cases, the blood is trapped behind the eardrum, so no discharge is visible.
  • In severe cases of childhood middle ear infections and Eustachian tube blockage, ventilation can be provided by a surgical puncturing of the eardrum to permit air equalization, known as myringotomy.
  • In all other species of frogs, the role of the eardrum is to pinpoint the direction of sound.
  • Rupture or perforation of the eardrum can lead to conductive hearing loss. Collapse or retraction of the eardrum can cause conductive hearing loss or cholesteatoma.
  • A perforated eardrum (tympanic membrane perforation) is a hole in the eardrum.

  • Brodmann Area 43 responds to pressure on the eardrum and to oral intake (eating and drinking).
  • In the middle of the nineteenth century the British otologists James Yearsley and Joseph Toynbee each developed their own form of artificial eardrum.
  • The diaphragm in a microphone works similarly to the human eardrum.
  • This can be due to external ear canal malformation, dysfunction of the eardrum or malfunction of the bones of the middle ear.
  • The external ear (outer ear) consists of the pinnae and meatus and the outer layer of the eardrum (tympanic membrane).

  • Causes of conductive hearing loss include an ear canal blocked by ear wax, ossicles that are fixed together or absent, or holes in the eardrum.
  • It connects with the incus, and is attached to the inner surface of the eardrum.
  • When there are vibrations in the air, the eardrum is stimulated.
  • The eardrum comprises two parts: the pars tensa, which is the main part of the eardrum, and the pars flaccida, which is a smaller part of the eardrum located above the pars tensa.
  • To confirm the diagnosis, middle-ear effusion and inflammation of the eardrum (called myringitis or tympanitis) have to be identified; signs of these are fullness, bulging, cloudiness and redness of the eardrum.

  • Although the open-handed blow from Shinwell was initially viewed as a "slap in the face", it struck Bower on the ear, resulting in internal bleeding between the layers of the left eardrum which was discovered four days later; a blood clot formed, causing the eardrum to burst.
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