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
At the end of the auditory canal is the tympanic membrane, or ear drum, which vibrates after it is struck by sound waves.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The outer layer is continuous with the lining of the auditory canal; the inner is a part of the lining of the middle ear; and the middle is a fine layer of connective tissue.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.
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