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external auditory canal
external auditory canaln. See ear canal.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  external auditory canal - either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membraneacoustic meatus, auditory canal, auditory meatus, ear 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 |
EncyclopediaSeeexternal auditory meatusexternal auditory 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 canalexternal auditory canaln. The passage leading inward through the tympanic portion of the temporal bone, from the external ear to the eardrum.
external auditory canaln. See ear canal.ex·ter·nal au·di·to·ry ca·nal (eks-tĕrnăl awdi-tōr-ē kă-nal) The 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) . LegalSeeCanalSee EAC
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Synonyms for external auditory canalnoun either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membraneSynonyms- acoustic meatus
- auditory canal
- auditory meatus
- ear canal
Related Words- auricular point
- auriculare
- meatus
- external ear
- outer ear
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