middle ear; tympanum
Anatomical term for the air-filled space behind the eardrum, containing the ossicles.
When inflammation occurs in the middle ear, it becomes otitis media.
内耳 is the innermost part of the ear containing the cochlea, whereas 中耳 lies just behind the eardrum, between the outer and inner ear.
otitis media; middle ear infection
Compound of 中 (middle) and 耳 (ear), directly describing its anatomical location.