myringa

English

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin. An 1885 otological monograph says that the tympanic membrane (eardrum) was called by the New Latin words myrinx and myringa by Hieronymus Fabricius in 1600: "The folio edition of his works, published in 1600, contains a very systematic and clear account of the anatomy of the ear as then understood. He gives the name myrinx, as well as myringa—whence our myringitis—to the membrana tympani [membrana tympanica]."^[1]

Noun

myringa (plural myringas)

1. (anatomy) Synonym of eardrum

Synonyms

• myrinx; for the others, see eardrum § Synonyms.

Derived terms

• myringo-

References

1. Daniel Bennett St. John Roosa. A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Ear Including a Sketch of Aural Anatomy and Physiology. 6th edition. New York: William Wood and Company; 1885, page 7. (Google Books link)

Anagrams

• yarming