myringa

Etymology
From, from New Latin. An 1885 otological monograph says that the  was called by the New Latin words myrinx and myringa by  in 1600: "The folio edition of his works, published in 1600, contains a very systematic and clear account of the anatomy of the ear as then understood. He gives the name myrinx, as well as myringa—whence our —to the membrana tympani [membrana tympanica]."

Synonyms

 * ; for the others, see.