NCIt definition : The part of the ear including the eardrum and ossicles. The middle ear leads to the
inner ear.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: The part of the ear including the eardrum and ossicles.; UBERON: The middle ear is the air-filled cavity within the skull of vertebrates that
lies between the outer ear and the inner ear. It is linked to the pharynx (and therefore
to outside air) via the Eustachian tube and in mammals contains the three ear ossicles,
which transmit auditory vibrations from the outer ear (via the tympanum) to the inner
ear (via the oval window)[GO].;