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Auditory meatus

noun

Either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane. Synonyms: acoustic meatus, auditory canal, ear canal, external auditory canal.

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... each ceratohyal posteriorly. The stylohyal is loosely attached along its sides to the tympanic bulla and finally attached, at the posterior end, to the bulla at a point slightly ventral and posterior to the auditory meatus. ...

— Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks • John A. White

Words linked to "Auditory meatus" : external ear, auriculare, acoustic meatus, ear canal, auricular point, external auditory canal, meatus, auditory canal, outer ear