Main Entry: me·a·tus

Pronunciation: \mē-ˈā-təs\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural me·a·tus·es \-tə-səz\ or me·a·tus \-ˈā-təs, -ˌtüs\

Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin, going, passage, from meare to go — more at permeate

Date: 1580

: a natural body passage