AUDITORY TUBE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum

Synonyms:

auditory tube; Eustachian tube

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("auditory tube" is a kind of...):

salpinx (a tube in the uterus or the ear)

Holonyms ("auditory tube" is a part of...):

middle ear; tympanic cavity; tympanum (the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear)