#middle_ear__tympanic_cavity__tympanum the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear
supertype: #bodily_cavity__cavity__cavum (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
part of: #auditory_apparatus
part: #ossicle__ossiculum a small bone; especially one in the middle ear
part: #Eustachian_tube__auditory_tube either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum
part: #malleus__malleu__hammer the ossicle attached to the eardrum
part: #incus__incu__anvil the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
part: #stapes__stirrup the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea
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