timpanum
/ˈtɪmpənəm/
noun
- The eardrum, a thin membrane inside the ear that vibrates when sound waves hit it.
- When sound enters the ear, it makes the timpanum vibrate.
- The doctor examined the patient's timpanum with a special light.
- Loud noises can damage the timpanum and cause hearing loss.
- In some insects and frogs, a hearing organ or membrane on the body that detects sound.
- Scientists study the insect's timpanum to understand how it hears.
- The frog's timpanum is visible as a round patch behind its eye.
- A grasshopper's timpanum is located on its abdomen.