1. either of a pair of thick compound bones forming the part of the skull that encases the inner ear.
Examples from the web for temporal bone
- The middle ear or tympanic cavity is an irregular, laterally compressed space within the temporal bone.
British Dictionary definitions for temporal bone
noun 1. either of two compound bones forming part of the sides and base of the skull: they surround the organs of hearing
temporal bone in Medicine
temporal bone n.
Either of a pair of compound bones forming the sides and base of the skull.