external acoustic meatus


ex·ter·nal a·cous·tic me·a·tus

[TA] the passage leading inward through the tympanic portion of the temporal bone, from the auricle to the tympanic membrane; it consists of a bony (inner) portion and a fibrocartilaginous (outer) portion, the cartilaginous external acoustic meatus. Synonym(s): meatus acusticus externus [TA], acoustic meatus (1) , antrum auris, auditory canal, ear canal, external auditory meatus

ex·ter·nal a·cous·tic me·a·tus

(eks-tĕr'năl ă-kūs'tik mē-ā'tŭs) [TA] The passage leading inward through the tympanic portion of the temporal bone, from the auricle to the tympanic membrane; it consists of a bony (inner) portion and a fibrocartilaginous (outer) portion, the cartilaginous external acoustic meatus.

ex·ter·nal a·cous·tic me·a·tus

(eks-tĕr'năl ă-kūs'tik mē-ā'tŭs) [TA] The passage leading inward through the tympanic portion of the temporal bone, from the auricle to the tympanic membrane; it consists of a bony (inner) portion and a fibrocartilaginous (outer) portion, the cartilaginous external acoustic meatus.
Synonym(s): acoustic meatus (1) , antrum auris.