meatus

[ mee-ey-tuhs ]

/ miˈeɪ təs /

noun, plural me·a·tus·es, me·a·tus.Anatomy.

an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.

Origin of meatus

1655–65; <Latin meātus course, channel, equivalent to meā(re) to go, extend, have a course + -tus suffix of v. action

OTHER WORDS FROM meatus

me·a·tal, adjective

Words nearby meatus

meatoscopy, meatotomy, meat packing, meatspace, meat tea, meatus, meat wagon, meaty, mebendazole, mebi-, mec

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Example sentences from the Web for meatus

The meatus lies about half an inch or two inches within the pelvis, the distance varying with the size of the dog.
The Dog|Dinks, Mayhew, and Hutchinson
Both nerves also may be torn across just before they enter the meatus in severe brain injuries apart from fracture.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
If the meatus be very narrow the intrameatal method may fail to bring the stapes into view.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
A speculum is next inserted into the meatus and the cavity thoroughly examined.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

Klliker states however that the blind end of the meatus becomes actually pushed in towards the tympanic cavity.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour

British Dictionary definitions for meatus

meatus

/ (mɪˈeɪtəs) /

noun plural -tuses or -tus

anatomy a natural opening or channel, such as the canal leading from the outer ear to the eardrum

Word Origin for meatus

C17: from Latin: passage, from meāre to pass

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Medical definitions for meatus

meatus

[ mē-ā′təs ]

n. pl. me•a•tus•es

A body opening or passage, especially the external opening of a canal.

单词	meatus
释义	meatus [ mee-ey-tuhs ] / miˈeɪ təs / noun, plural me·a·tus·es, me·a·tus.Anatomy. an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose. Origin of meatus 1655–65; <Latin meātus course, channel, equivalent to meā(re) to go, extend, have a course + -tus suffix of v. action OTHER WORDS FROM meatus me·a·tal, adjective Words nearby meatus meatoscopy, meatotomy, meat packing, meatspace, meat tea, meatus, meat wagon, meaty, mebendazole, mebi-, mec Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for meatus The meatus lies about half an inch or two inches within the pelvis, the distance varying with the size of the dog. The Dog\|Dinks, Mayhew, and Hutchinson Both nerves also may be torn across just before they enter the meatus in severe brain injuries apart from fracture. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles If the meatus be very narrow the intrameatal method may fail to bring the stapes into view. A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)\|Various A speculum is next inserted into the meatus and the cavity thoroughly examined. A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)\|Various Klliker states however that the blind end of the meatus becomes actually pushed in towards the tympanic cavity. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour British Dictionary definitions for meatus meatus / (mɪˈeɪtəs) / noun plural -tuses or -tus anatomy a natural opening or channel, such as the canal leading from the outer ear to the eardrum Word Origin for meatus C17: from Latin: passage, from meāre to pass Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for meatus meatus [ mē-ā′təs ] n. pl. me•a•tus•es A body opening or passage, especially the external opening of a canal. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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