noun
either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane
• Syn: ↑acoustic meatus, ↑ear canal, ↑auditory canal, ↑external auditory canal
• Hypernyms: ↑meatus
• Part Holonyms: ↑external ear, ↑outer ear
• Part Meronyms: ↑auriculare, ↑auricular point
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noun or auditory canal : either of two passages of the ear — human anatomy sometimes called acoustic meatus; compare external auditory meatus, internal auditory meatus; see ear illustration
Useful english dictionary. 2012.