Medical Dictionary

Shrapnell's membrane

noun Shrap·nell's membrane \ˈshrap-nəlz-\

Medical Definition of SHRAPNELL'S MEMBRANE

:  a triangular flaccid part of the tympanic membrane of the ear

Biographical Note for SHRAPNELL'S MEMBRANE

Shrapnell, Henry Jones (1761–1841), British anatomist. Shrapnell published the first description of the flaccid portion of the tympanic membrane in 1832.

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