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eardrum

ear·drum [ r drùm ] (plural ear·drums)


noun 
Definition:
 
sound-transmitting membrane in the ear: a membrane of thin skin and fibrous tissue that vibrates in response to sound waves, located between the external and the middle ear.
Technical name  tympanic membrane


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