temporal bone
temporal bone — 名詞
1. one of a pair of thick bones at the sides and base of the skull, located behind
顳骨
頭骨兩側靠近耳朵的骨
one of a pair of thick bones at the sides and base of the skull, located behind the eyes and in front of the ears, which protect the inner ear and connect to the lower jaw.
A CT scan showed a hairline crack in Nadia's left temporal bone.
電腦斷層掃描顯示 Nadia 的左側顳骨有一條細微裂痕。
collocation: hairline crack in the temporal bone
Each temporal bone is the only skull bone connecting the jaw and the inner ear.
每塊顳骨是唯一同時連結下顎骨與內耳的頭骨。
unique anatomical feature: connects to jaw and inner ear
A neurosurgeon drills through the temporal bone to reach an acoustic neuroma near the facial nerve.
神經外科醫師鑽開顳骨，以到達顏面神經旁的聽神經瘤。
surgical approach: drill through temporal bone for tumour removal
A TMJ patient felt a sharp click near the joint between the jaw and temporal bone.
一名顳顎關節障礙患者感覺到顎骨與顳骨之間的關節發出尖銳的咔嗒聲。
A fall from a ladder in 2022 fractured the temporal bone on Henry's right side.
2022 年的一次梯子上摔落，導致 Henry 右側的顳骨骨折。
injury context: fractured temporal bone
- temporal bone fracture
- temporal bone surgery
- temporal bone anatomy
- left temporal bone
- right temporal bone
- os temporale
Latin anatomical term used in formal medical writing and dissection guides; not used in everyday language.
文法句型
the + temporal bone
left/right + temporal bone
用法筆記
In everyday clinical settings, doctors usually refer to 'the temporal bone' as a single anatomical unit rather than listing its four component parts.
常見錯誤
2. the complex bone structure at the side of the human skull, composed of four dist
顳骨分部
顳骨的四個組成部位
the complex bone structure at the side of the human skull, composed of four distinct sections — the squamous part (forming the side wall), the petrous part (protecting the inner ear organs), the tympanic part (surrounding the ear canal), and the mastoid process (a bony projection behind the ear).
The petrous part of the temporal bone is the body's densest bone, shielding the cochlea from injury.
顳骨的岩部是人體中最堅硬的骨頭，負責保護耳蝸免受損傷。
petrous part: densest bone in body, protects cochlea
In dissection lab, first-year students identify the four temporal bone parts — petrous, squamous, tympanic, and mastoid.
醫學院一年級學生在解剖實驗課上，必須辨認顳骨的鱗部、岩部、鼓部及乳突這四個部分。
learner context: identify four named parts in dissection
The mastoid process behind the ear can become infected when middle-ear bacteria spread into the temporal bone.
位於耳朵後方的骨質突起——乳突，可能因為中耳細菌蔓延到顳骨而感染發炎。
mastoid process: clinical infection pathway from middle ear
A child with untreated otitis media developed mastoiditis when bacteria reached the temporal bone's tympanic part.
一名未經治療的中耳炎兒童出現了乳突炎，原因是細菌擴散到了顳骨的鼓部。
clinical progression: otitis media → mastoiditis via tympanic part
During a craniotomy, a surgeon cuts a window through the temporal bone's thin squamous section to access the brain.
進行開顱手術時，外科醫師會從顳骨較薄的鱗部打開一塊骨窗，以便進入腦部。
surgical context: craniotomy window through squamous section
- petrous part of the temporal bone
- tympanic part of the temporal bone
- squamous part of the temporal bone
- mastoid process of the temporal bone
文法句型
part/section/region of the temporal bone
the + [section] + part of the temporal bone
用法筆記
Sense 2 describes the internal composition of the bone itself, unlike sense 1 (SKULL BONE) which treats the bone as a single anatomical unit. You are most likely to encounter this level of detail in medical textbooks, anatomical atlases, and surgical training materials.
同根字
- temporal形容詞C1
- temporally副詞C1
- temporalis名詞C2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- fracture of the temporal bone
- temporal bone surgery
- temporal bone anatomy
- temporal bone dissection
- temporal bone tumour
常用片語
- left temporal bone
- right temporal bone
- base of the temporal bone
- petrous part of the temporal bone
介系詞搭配
- of the temporal bone
- in the temporal bone
- through the temporal bone
- to the temporal bone