Pars tensa of tympanic membrane
Pars tensa membranae tympanicae
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Definition
The greater part of the tympanic membrane is the pars tensa. It is streched by the tympanic ring and its circumference is thickened, and forms a fibrocartilaginous ring which is fixed in the tympanic sulcus at the inner end of the meatus.
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Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS
