noun
either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane
• Syn: ↑auditory meatus, ↑acoustic meatus, ↑ear canal, ↑auditory canal
• Hypernyms: ↑meatus
• Part Holonyms: ↑external ear, ↑outer ear
• Part Meronyms: ↑auriculare, ↑auricular point
Useful english dictionary. 2012.