eardrum

Example Sentences

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The model showed that hedgehogs possess very small, dense middle ear bones along with a partially fused joint between the eardrum and the first of these bones.

From Science Daily

My heartbeat echoes in my eardrums, and my throat has gone bone dry.

From Literature

This time it was so close it made my eardrums ring.

From Literature

The noise of crickets felt as though it would pierce my eardrums, and I prayed I wouldn’t step on any snakes or scorpions.

From Literature

Modern mammals rely on a middle ear that includes an eardrum and several tiny bones, a system that makes it possible to detect a wide range of sounds at different volumes.

From Science Daily