miðeyra

Icelandic

Etymology

From mið- (“middle, mid-”) +‎ eyra (“ear”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪːðˌeiːra/

Noun

miðeyra n (genitive singular miðeyra, nominative plural miðeyru)

  1. (anatomy) middle ear, tympanum

Declension

Declension of miðeyra (neuter, based on eyra)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative miðeyra miðeyrað miðeyru miðeyrun
accusative miðeyra miðeyrað miðeyru miðeyrun
dative miðeyra miðeyranu miðeyrum miðeyrunum
genitive miðeyra miðeyrans miðeyrna miðeyrnanna

Derived terms

  • kúpu- og miðeyra- (“craniotympanic, osteotympanic”)
  • miðeyra- (“tympanic”)
  • miðeyra- og málbeinsbrjósk (“cartilago tympanohyalis”)
  • miðeyrabólga (“otitis media, tympanitis”)
  • miðeyralögun (“tympanoplasty”)
  • miðeyranám (“tympanectomy”)
  • miðeyraskak (“concussion of the labyrinth”)
  • miðeyravökvi (“hydrotympanum, hydromyrinx”)
  • vessandi miðeyrabólga (“serous otitis media”)
  • þrýstibólga í miðeyra (“otitic barotrauma, barotitis media”)

See also

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