Antonyms for eardrum
ˈɪərˌdrʌmeardrum

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1. eardrumnoun

   Synonyms:
   tympanic membrane, membrana tympanica

2. eardrumnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   tympanic membrane, membrana tympanica

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1. eardrum, tympanum, tympanic membrane, myringanoun

   the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound

   Synonyms:
   tympanum, kettledrum, timpani, tympanic cavity, myringa, tympani, tympanic membrane, middle ear, kettle

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1. eardrumnoun

   Synonyms:
   tympanum

How to use eardrum in a sentence?

1. David Kasle:

   Essentially, the closer any sound gets to the eardrum, the louder its going to be [heard] by the patient, as this bug got closer and closer, [the boy] probably heard it louder and louder.

2. Neel Raithatha:

   The patient had a fungal infection, otomycosis, which developed on the dead earwax and skin and also otitis externa of the ear canal and eardrum.

3. Neel Raithatha:

   I had to be very delicate when peeling the dead infected skin off the ear canal and eardrum, he said. It usually takes half the time.

4. Vijay Mukhija:

   A hole in your eardrum decreases its ability to take a sound and magnify it.

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