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pars flaccida of tympanic membrane
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A small, triangular, flaccid portion of the tympanic membrane, or eardrum, lying above the malleolar folds, attached directly to the petrous bone at the notch of Rivinus. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pars_flaccida_of_tympanic_membrane ]
Term info
Label
pars flaccida of tympanic membrane
Synonyms
- Shrapnell's membrane
- pars flaccida (membrana tympanica)
- pars flaccida membranae tympanicae
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uberon
has related synonym
flaccid part, pars flaccida
id
UBERON:0018152
taxon notes
Size varies across mammals, with the sheep pars flaccida larger than the human