external auditory canal

external auditory canal

noun

Definition of EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL

: the auditory canal leading from the opening of the external ear to the eardrum—called also external acoustic meatus, external auditory meatus

Illustration of EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL

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