Tympanum

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Tympanum may refer to:

• Tympanum (architecture), an architectural element located within the arch or pediment
• Tympanum (anatomy), a hearing organ/gland in frogs and toads, a flat red oval on both sides of a frog's head
• Tympanum, in biology, the eardrum
• Tympanum, or tympanal organ, a hearing organ in insects
• Tympanum (hand drum), a percussion instrument in ancient Greece and Rome
• Timpano, in music, singular of timpani, a kettledrum
• Sakia or saqiya, in Latin "tympanum", a water-raising device
• Larnaca Tympanum, a medieval sculpture

See also[edit]

• Tympanic (disambiguation)

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