DRUM

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1892 · p. 29

n. Dru'm. Gr., rvfiiravov. Lat., tympanum. Fr., tympan (1st def.), tambour (2ddef.). Ger., Trommel. It., timpano. Sp., timpano. 1. The tympanic cavity of the ear. 2. Any closed hollow structure having one or more tense membranous walls. D. -belly. See TYMPANITES. [s. 621]