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me·a·tus M0183400 (mē-ā′təs)n. pl. me·a·tus·es or meatus A body opening or passage, such as the opening of the ear or the urethral canal.
[Latin meātus, passage, from past participle of meāre, to pass; see mei- in Indo-European roots.]
me·a′tal (-təl) adj.meatus (mɪˈeɪtəs) n, pl -tuses or -tus (Anatomy) anatomy a natural opening or channel, such as the canal leading from the outer ear to the eardrum[C17: from Latin: passage, from meāre to pass]me•a•tus (miˈeɪ təs)
n., pl. -tus•es, -tus. an opening, esp. in a bone or bony structure, as the ear or nose. [1655–65; < Latin meātus course, channel] me•a′tal, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  meatus - a natural body passageway passageway, passage - a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages"acoustic meatus, auditory canal, auditory meatus, ear canal, external auditory canal - either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membranenasal meatus - the passages in the nasal cavity formed by the projections of the nasal conchae |
TranslationsmeatusenUK
meatus[mē′ād·əs] (anatomy) A natural opening or passage in the body. meatusenUK
meatus [me-a´tus] (pl. mea´tus) (L.) an opening" >opening or passage, especially one leading to the body surface. adj., adj mea´tal.acoustic meatus (meatus acus´ticus) either of two passages in the ear; the external acoustic meatus leads from the auricle" >auricle to the tympanic membrane" >tympanic membrane (eardrum) and the internal acoustic meatus is for passage of nerves and blood vessels.auditory meatus acoustic meatus.meatus na´si (meatus of nose) one of the three portions of the nasal cavity on either side of the septum: inferior (meatus nasi inferior), middle (meatus nasi medius), and superior (meatus nasi superior).ureteral meatus ureteral orifice.meatus urina´rius (urinary meatus) the opening of the urethra on the body surface, through which urine is discharged.me·a·tus, pl. me·a·tus (mē-ā'tŭs), [TA] A passage or channel, especially the external opening of a canal. Synonym(s): external opening [L. a going, a passage, fr. meo, pp. meatus, to go, pass] meatus (mē-ā′təs)n. pl. mea·tuses or meatus A body opening or passage, such as the opening of the ear or the urethral canal.
me·a′tal (-təl) adj.meatus A natural opening of a tubular lumen, which in the usual working medical parlance refers to the urinary meatus located in the glans penis or in the vulva. Other meatuses include the external and internal auditory meatuses, and the superior, middle and inferior meatus of the nose.me·a·tus, pl. meatus (mē-ā'tŭs) [TA] A passage or channel, especially the external opening of a canal. meatus Any passage or opening in the body.meatus any natural opening or passage, particularly the external auditory meatus leading to the TYMPANUM in the ear.me·a·tus, pl. meatus (mē-ā'tŭs) [TA] Passage, especially external opening of a canal. meatusenUK
Words related to meatusnoun a natural body passagewayRelated Words- passageway
- passage
- acoustic meatus
- auditory canal
- auditory meatus
- ear canal
- external auditory canal
- nasal meatus
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