tympanomastoid fissure
[ tĭm′pə-nō-măs′toid′ ]
n.
A fissure that separates the tympanic portion from the mastoid portion of the temporal bone and transmits the auricular branch of the vagus nerve.
auricular fissure
Words nearby tympanomastoid fissure
tympanitic,
tympanitic resonance,
tympanitis,
tympano-,
tympanocentesis,
tympanomastoid fissure,
tympanomastoiditis,
tympanoplasty,
tympanostomy,
tympanostomy tube,
tympanotomy