Definitions for "MIDDLE EAR"
An air-filled cavity that contains the smallest bones in the body (the ossicles: malleus, incus and stapes) connected to the eardrum. The movement of these bones transmits the sound to the inner ear.
Portion of the ear containing the three small bones of the ossicular chain that transfers sound from the eardrum to the inner ear; it is attached to the tympanic membrane on one end and the oval window at the other end
an air filled cavity within the mastoid bone extending from the eardrum to the oval window which transmits sound to the inner ear along three tiny connected bones called ossicles.