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AUDITORY CANAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane
Synonyms:
acoustic meatus; auditory canal; auditory meatus; ear canal; external auditory canal
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("auditory canal" is a kind of...):
meatus (a natural body passageway)
Meronyms (parts of "auditory canal"):
auricular point; auriculare (the craniometric point at the center of the opening of the external acoustic meatus)
Holonyms ("auditory canal" is a part of...):
external ear; outer ear (the part of the ear visible externally)
Context examples:
An adenoma or carcinoma that arises from the ceruminous glands in the external auditory canal.
(Ceruminous Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign epithelial neoplasm derived from ceruminous glands in the external auditory canal.
(External Auditory Canal Ceruminous Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A suspension intended for administration either on the outer ear or into the auditory canal.
(Otic Suspension Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare benign adipose tissue neoplasm of the internal auditory canal, often presenting as an acoustic tumor.
(Inner Ear Lipoma, NCI Thesaurus)
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