eardrum; tympanic membrane
Anatomical term for the thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and vibrates in response to sound waves.
大きな音で鼓膜が破れることがある。
Loud sounds can rupture the eardrum.
The loud noise ruptured my eardrum.
鼓膜の振動が耳小骨に伝わる。
Vibrations of the tympanic membrane are transmitted to the auditory ossicles.
耳かきを深く入れると鼓膜を傷つけることがある。
Inserting a cotton swab too deeply can damage the eardrum.
Sound causes the eardrum to vibrate, allowing us to hear.
myringitis; tympanitis
tensor tympani muscle
鼓 (drum) + 膜 (membrane), a straightforward compound describing the drum-like membrane in the ear.