"Tympanic Membrane" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 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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Congenital Cholesteatoma. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2025 Feb; 58(1):65-74.
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Spontaneous Congenital Perilabyrinthine Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistulas. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2021 Dec; 130(12):1360-1368.
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Iatrogenic cholesteatoma arising from the vascular strip. Laryngoscope. 2017 03; 127(3):698-701.
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Mechanisms of hearing loss after blast injury to the ear. PLoS One. 2013; 8(7):e67618.
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Postoperative analgesic and behavioral effects of intranasal fentanyl, intravenous morphine, and intramuscular morphine in pediatric patients undergoing bilateral myringotomy and placement of ventilating tubes. Anesth Analg. 2012 Aug; 115(2):356-63.
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Oral vs intratympanic corticosteroid therapy for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2011 May 25; 305(20):2071-9.
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Clinical spectrum of acute otitis media complicating upper respiratory tract viral infection. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Feb; 30(2):95-9.
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Round window perfusion dynamics: implications for intracochlear therapy. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Oct; 18(5):377-85.
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Septate fungal invasion in masked mastoiditis: a diagnostic dilemma. J Laryngol Otol. 2006 Mar; 120(3):250-2.
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Development of a practical tool for assessing the severity of acute otitis media. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006 Feb; 25(2):101-7.