Middle ear

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Glossary Item
METEOR identifier:	529970
Registration status:	Indigenous, Standard 08/08/2014
Definition:	The middle ear begins with the eardrum at the end of the ear canal. The middle ear contains three tiny bones, called the ossicles. These three bones form a connection from the eardrum to the inner ear. As sound waves hit the eardrum, the eardrum moves back and forth causing the ossicles to move. As a result, the sound wave is changed to a mechanical vibration.

Relational attributes
Metadata items which use this glossary item:	Patient—middle ear condition indicator, yes/no code N Indigenous, Standard 11/08/2014 Patient—middle ear condition type Indigenous, Standard 18/02/2015 Patient—middle ear condition type, code N.N Indigenous, Standard 11/08/2014 Patient—middle ear condition type, text X[X(99)] Indigenous, Standard 11/08/2014