See Also: radiate layer of tympanic membrane(medicine)
circular layer of tympanic membrane(medicine)
cutaneous layer of tympanic membrane(medicine)
Tympanic membrane(health)
tympanic membrane(medicine)
nerve of tympanic membrane(medicine)
limbus of tympanic membrane(medicine)
umbo of tympanic membrane(medicine)
tympanic membrane perforation(medicine)
secondary tympanic membrane(medicine)

radiate layer of tympanic membrane (medicine)


radiate layer of tympanic membrane -->
stratum radiatum membranae tympani


The connective tissue layer of the tympanic membrane beneath the stratum cutaneum, the fibres of which radiate from the manubrium of the malleus to the peripheral fibrocartilaginous ring of the membrane; absent from the pars flaccida.

Synonym: radiate layer of tympanic membrane.