middle ear

part of the ear that lies between the eardrum and the oval window
Thing anatomical_cluster_type Q501553
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middle ear

Summary

middle ear is an anatomical cluster type[1]. It draws 197 Wikipedia views per month (anatomical_cluster_type category, ranking #3 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • middle ear's instance of is recorded as anatomical cluster type[3].
  • middle ear's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • middle ear is a type of heterogeneous anatomical cluster[5].
  • middle ear is a type of particular anatomical entity[6].
  • middle ear is part of ear[7].
  • middle ear's Commons category is recorded as Middle ear[8].
  • middle ear comprises eardrum[9].
  • middle ear comprises tympanic cavity[10].
  • middle ear comprises auditory ossicle[11].
  • middle ear comprises tensor tympani muscle[12].
  • middle ear comprises stapedius muscle[13].
  • middle ear comprises mastoid antrum[14].
  • middle ear comprises aditus to mastoid antrum[15].
  • middle ear comprises mastoid cell[16].
  • middle ear comprises muscle of auditory ossicle[17].
  • middle ear's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[18].
  • middle ear's topic has template is recorded as Template:Middle ear map[19].
  • middle ear's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12274[20].
  • middle ear's studied by is recorded as audiology[21].
  • middle ear's studied by is recorded as otolaryngology[22].
  • middle ear's studied by is recorded as otology[23].
  • middle ear's connects with is recorded as outer ear[24].
  • middle ear's connects with is recorded as inner ear[25].
  • middle ear's innervates is recorded as vestibulocochlear nerve[26].
  • middle ear's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Hearing Health[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include anatomical cluster type[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. Recorded subclass of include heterogeneous anatomical cluster[5] and particular anatomical entity[6].

Use and Application

Components include eardrum[9], a chiral organ type[28]; tympanic cavity[10], a chiral anatomical space type[29]; auditory ossicle[11], a bone organ type[30]; tensor tympani muscle[12], a class of anatomical entity[31]; stapedius muscle[13], a class of anatomical entity[32]; and mastoid antrum[14], an anatomical space type[33]. middle ear is part of ear[7].

Why It Matters

middle ear draws 197 Wikipedia views per month (anatomical_cluster_type category, ranking #3 of 7).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Tratado de Audiologia. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Tratado de Audiologia. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Tratado de Audiologia. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Tratado de Audiologia. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Tratado de Audiologia. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Tratado de Audiologia. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Subclass of
    Studied by audiology, otolaryngology, otology
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject Hearing Health
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 9424, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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