Tympano \Tym"pa*no\, n.; pl. {Tympani}. [It. timpano. See {Tympanum}.] (Mus.) A kettledrum; -- chiefly used in the plural to denote the kettledrums of an orchestra. See {Kettledrum}. [Written also {timpano}.] [1913 Webster]
Tympano- \Tym"pa*no-\ A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the tympanum; as in tympanohyal, tympano-Eustachian. [1913 Webster]