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
By the combination of these two devices, the waves striking upon the membrane of the internal ear are rendered some thirty times more effective than are the same waves entering the auditory canal.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.
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