external auditory meatus
nounAnatomy.
the canal extending from the opening in the external ear to the tympanic membrane.
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The 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 LeatherwoodThe cavity communicates with the exterior by a large opening, the external auditory meatus (fig. 38, 22).
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds(a) On the external surface is a large oval opening, the external auditory meatus bounded by a thickened rim.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsThe external ear consists of the pinna and the external auditory meatus.
Not infrequently it burrows into the temporo-mandibular joint, or escapes by bursting into the external auditory meatus.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander Miles
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