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(in-tu-mes-en’she-ah) [L.]. A swelling. i. cervica’lis, the cervical enlargement of the spinal cord. i. anglifor’mis, the geniculate ganglion. i. hamba’lis, the lumbar enlargement of the spinal cord. i. tympan’‘ica, a non ganglionic swelling on the tympanic branch of the glo opharyngeal nerve. Called also tympanic swelling.