“internal auditory”

The following 2 entries include the term internal auditory.

internal auditory artery

noun

: a long slender artery that arises from the basilar artery or one of its branches, accompanies the auditory nerve through the internal auditory canal, and is distributed to the inner ear

internal auditory canal

noun

: a short auditory canal in the petrous portion of the temporal bone through which pass the facial and auditory nerves and the internal auditory artery


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