External auditory canal

Introduction: External auditory canal

Description of External auditory canal

External auditory canal: the passage leading inward through the tympanic portion of the temporal bone, from the auricle to the tympanic membrane; it consists of fibrocartilaginous outer and bony inner portions lined with thin skin medially and thicker skin with ceruminous glands, hair follicles, and subcutaneous fat laterally. SYN: acoustic meatus (2), antrum auris, ear canal.
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External auditory canal: either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane.
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Terms associated with External auditory canal:

Terms Similar to External auditory canal:

• auditory meatus
• acoustic meatus
• ear canal
• auditory canal

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Broader terms for External auditory canal

• meatus

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Hierarchical classifications of External auditory canal

The following list attempts to classify External auditory canal into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• meatus
• passage,passageway
• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

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