Paratympanic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Beyond the tympanum not-comparable

    "These sinuses invade nearly all the bones of the chondrocranium and several bony elements of the splanchnocranium, but patterns of postnatal paratympanic sinus development are poorly understood and documented."

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"These sinuses invade nearly all the bones of the chondrocranium and several bony elements of the splanchnocranium, but patterns of postnatal paratympanic sinus development are poorly understood and documented."

Etymology

From para- + tympanic.

Related phrases

paratympanic organ

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