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
Bannofont reports a case of congenital imperforation of the left auditory canal existing near the tympanic membrane with total deafness in that ear.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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