meatus
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
Origin of meatus
1Other words from meatus
- me·a·tal, adjective
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How to use meatus in a sentence
He refused to accept Huschke's derivation of the auditory meatus from the first gill-slit.
Form and Function | E. S. (Edward Stuart) RussellThis is repeated with fresh pledgets until the meatus is cleansed.
They are comparatively rare in women, in consequence of the shortness of the urethra and the size of their meatus.
Gilbertus Anglicus | Henry Ebenezer HandersonThe great cavity is the bulla tympani or bulb of the ear; a m is the auditory meatus or external hole of the ear.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. SterndaleThe external auditory meatus (ear) is a small inconspicuous opening located just below and behind the eye.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic | Stephen Leatherwood
British Dictionary definitions for meatus
/ (mɪˈeɪtəs) /
anatomy a natural opening or channel, such as the canal leading from the outer ear to the eardrum
Origin of meatus
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