Usually means: Muscle dampens sound, protects hearing.
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  1. Tensor tympani muscle: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. tensor tympani muscle: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wikipedia (Tensor tympani muscle)

noun:  The tensor tympani is a muscle within the middle ear, located in the bony canal above the bony part of the auditory tube, and connects to the malleus bone.

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