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The middle ear is the portion of the ear internal to the eardrum and external to the oval window of the cochlea. The mammalian middle ear contains three ossicles which couple vibration of the eardrum into waves in the fluid and membranes of the inner ear. The hollow space of the middle ear has also been called the tympanic cavity or cavum tympani.

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