Associations to the word «Eardrum»

Wiktionary

EARDRUM, noun. A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.

Dictionary definition

EARDRUM, noun. The membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound.

Wise words

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