auditory canal
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of auditory canal
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Dr. Kent showed me all of the damage I had suffered: hairline cracks in my skull, a breached auditory canal, visible scarring in the brain.
From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2021
Cat hairballs can be inserted in the auditory canal to prevent earaches.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 16, 2018
But even these sections are muddied by Pohlad's weakness for strained artiness, like a shot that apparently sends a camera down, down, down Wilson's auditory canal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2015
The C-shaped curves of the auricle direct sound waves toward the auditory canal.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In the external auditory canal of the ear is produced the cerumen or ear-wax.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
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