Tympanikus

Tympanikus is an adjective used in medical and biological terminology to denote relation to the tympanum, the drum-shaped structure of the ear or to related hearing organs. The term is derived from Latin tympanicus, from Greek tympanon meaning "drum." In English, the corresponding standard term is tympanic.

In human anatomy, tympanic refers to structures of the ear near or involving the eardrum. The tympanic membrane, or eardrum, separates the external ear from the middle ear. The tympanic cavity is the air-filled space within the temporal bone that houses the auditory ossicles—the malleus, incus, and stapes. The term also appears in compounds such as tympanoplasty (surgical repair of the tympanic membrane) and tympanostomy procedures.

In zoology and entomology, tympanic organs are sound-sensing membranes found in a variety of animals, notably insects and some amphibians and reptiles. These tympanic membranes vibrate in response to sound, transmitting signals to internal sensory structures that enable hearing.

Tympanikus as a standalone proper name is not widely used; rather, it functions as the adjective form in languages that derive terms from Latin to describe tympanum-related anatomy or biology. For most purposes, the English equivalent is tympanic.