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Shrapnell's membrane
Also known as:
Rivinus’ ligament
Associated persons:
August Quirinus Bachmann
Henry Jones Shrapnell
Description:
A small, triangular, flaccid portion of the tympanic membrane lying above the malleolar folds, attached directly to the petrous bone at the notch of Rivinus.
Bibliography:
- H. J. Shrapnell:
On the form and structure of the membrana tympani.
London Medical Gazette, 1832, 10: 120-124.
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