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Eardrum
The tympanic membrane of the ear, or tympanum, the membrane that separates the middle ear from the external ear
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- Mite, dust See: Dust mite
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- Acute-phase proteins See: Acute-phase protein
- Phalanges The plural of phalanx. See: Phalanx
- Fever, jail See: Typhus, epidemic
- Amniotic fluid The fluid bathing the fetus and serving as a shock absorber.