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ear canal
ear canaln. The narrow, tubelike passage through which sound enters the ear. Also called external auditory canal.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | ear canal - either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membraneacoustic meatus, auditory canal, auditory meatus, external auditory canalauricular point, auriculare - the craniometric point at the center of the opening of the external acoustic meatusmeatus - a natural body passagewayexternal ear, outer ear - the part of the ear visible externally | TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeexternal auditory meatusear canal
external auditory canalthe passage leading inward through the tympanic portion of the temporal bone, from the auricle to the tympanic membrane; it consists of fibrocartilaginous outer and bony inner portions lined with thin skin medially and thicker skin with ceruminous glands, hair follicles, and subcutaneous fat laterally. Synonym(s): acoustic meatus (2) , antrum auris, ear canal
ex·ter·nal a·cous·tic me·a·tus [TA] the passage leading inward through the tympanic portion of the temporal bone, from the auricle to the tympanic membrane; it consists of a bony (inner) portion and a fibrocartilaginous (outer) portion, the cartilaginous external acoustic meatus. Synonym(s): meatus acusticus externus [TA], acoustic meatus (1) , antrum auris, auditory canal, ear canal, external auditory meatusear canaln. The narrow, tubelike passage through which sound enters the ear; the external auditory canal.
ear canaln. The narrow, tubelike passage through which sound enters the ear. Also called external auditory canal.ear canal Related to ear canal: Eustachian tubeSynonyms for ear canalnoun either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membraneSynonyms- acoustic meatus
- auditory canal
- auditory meatus
- external auditory canal
Related Words- auricular point
- auriculare
- meatus
- external ear
- outer ear
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