loading...| Preferred Name |
Tympanic Membrane |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12502 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
A thin membrane that separates the external auditory canal from the middle ear. |
| code |
C12502 |
| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410 |
| Contributing_Source |
CDISC |
| DEFINITION |
A thin membrane that separates the external auditory canal from the middle ear. The movement of the tympanic membrane in response to air pressure changes in the external ear facilitates the transmission of sound energy by causing vibration of the ossicular chain. |
| Display_Name |
Tympanic Membrane |
| FULL_SYN |
TYMPANIC MEMBRANE Membrane, Tympanic Membrana Tympanica Eardrum Ear Drum TM Tympanic Membrane |
| label |
Tympanic Membrane |
| Legacy Concept Name |
Tympanic_Membrane |
| Preferred_Name |
Tympanic Membrane |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C12502 |
| prefLabel |
Tympanic Membrane |
| Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0041445 |
| subClassOf |