MUSCLE TENSOR TYMPANI

Domain	Definition
Medicine	Two muscles which operate on the hammer and stirrup. They contract in response to loud sounds. Their action reduces the amplitude of movement of the ossicles, thus limiting the sound intensity delivered to the inner ear. Source: European Union. (references)
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Modern Translation: MUSCLE TENSOR TYMPANI

Language		Translations for "MUSCLE TENSOR TYMPANI"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		mellemøremuskler (middle-ear muscles), hammer-og stigbøjlemuskler. (various references)

Dutch		musculus tensor tympani, musculus stapedius, trommelvliesspanner, stijgbeugelspier. (various references)

Finnish		tensor tympani-lihas. (various references)

French		muscle du marteau. (various references)

German		Steigbügelmuskel. (various references)

Greek		ανελκτήρ μύς τυμπάνου. (various references)

Italian		muscolo stapedio. (various references)

Pig Latin		usclemay ensortay ympanitay.(various references)

Portuguese		músculo do martelo, músculo do estribo. (various references)

Spanish		músculo tensor del tímpano, músculo del martillo. (various references)

Swedish		trumhinnespännaren. (various references)
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Ancestral Language Translations: MUSCLE TENSOR TYMPANI

Anagrams: MUSCLE TENSOR TYMPANI

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Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	musculus tensor tympani. (various references)
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Specialty Definition: MUSCLE TENSOR TYMPANI