plural of tympanic

Alternative form of tympano- (before a vowel).

plural of tympan

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tympanize

simple past tense and past participle of tympanize

(obsolete, transitive) To stretch, as a skin over the head of a drum; to make into a drum or drumhead, or cause to act or sound like a drum. / (obsolete, intransitive) To drum.

present participle of tympanize

plural of tympanic ring

An annular tympanic bone, to which the tympanic membrane is attached.

The peculiar high-pitched quality of sound produced by percussion over the intestines, etc. when they contain air.