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The space and structures directly internal to the TYMPANIC MEMBRANE and external to the inner ear (LABYRINTH). Its major components include the AUDITORY OSSICLES and the EUSTACHIAN TUBE that connects the cavity of middle ear (tympanic cavity) to the upper part of the throat.
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- Ear, Middle
- Ears, Middle
- Middle Ears
- Tympanic Cavity
- Tympanum
- Cavities, Tympanic
- Cavity, Tympanic
- Tympanic Cavities
- Tympanums
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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/surg: consider TYMPANOPLASTY; inflammation = OTITIS MEDIA; injuries caused by pressure = EAR, MIDDLE /inj (IM) + BAROTRAUMA (IM); middle ear effusions = OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION
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- National Library of Medicine. Middle Ear. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004432. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004432
- Middle Ear. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_ear
- Middle Ear. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q501553