\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}.]

\Tym"pa*no-\
A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with,
or relation to, the tympanum; as in tympanohyal,
tympano-Eustachian.