tensor tympani

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|muscle}} A small [[muscle]] of the [[middle ear]] that is located in the [[bony]] [[canal]] just above the bony part of the [[Eustachian tube]], that arises from the canal containing it, from the [[cartilaginous]] portion of the Eustachian tube, and from the adjacent [[w:greater wing of sphenoid bone|greater wing of the sphenoid bone]], that is inserted by a long [[tendon]] into the [[manubrium]] of the [[malleus]] near its base, and that serves to adjust the [[tension]] of the [[tympanic membrane]].

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