external auditory meatus
Americannoun
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The canal enters the skull through the external auditory meatus of the temporal bone.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In a number of cases the tympanum itself, or the external auditory meatus, was directly implicated in tracks; in these, also, loss of hearing was the rule.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry
The cerebrum was partly removed; the external auditory meatus was preserved.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
Not infrequently it burrows into the temporo-mandibular joint, or escapes by bursting into the external auditory meatus.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
When suppuration has actually taken place the abscess should be immediately opened to prevent further destruction of the gland-tissue and perforation into the external auditory meatus.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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