"Tympanic Membrane" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An oval semitransparent membrane separating the external EAR CANAL from the tympanic cavity (EAR, MIDDLE). It contains three layers: the skin of the external ear canal; the core of radially and circularly arranged collagen fibers; and the MUCOSA of the middle ear.
| Descriptor ID |
D014432
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.246.272.702
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| Concept/Terms |
Tympanic Membrane- Tympanic Membrane
- Membrane, Tympanic
- Membranes, Tympanic
- Tympanic Membranes
- Eardrum
- Eardrums
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| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tympanic Membrane" by people in Profiles.
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Lee SY, Bong CL, Siow YN, Allen JC. Tympanic membrane-infrared thermometry against zero heat flux thermometry for detection of postoperative hypothermia in children. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2021 Dec 01; 38(12):1299-1302.