Ear canal Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Ear canal has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane

auditory meatus acoustic meatus ear canal auditory canal external auditory canal

The tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum through which sound enters.

See Also

acoustic kitty frankfurt plane tragus outer ear meatus ototopical earhole porion

Related Terms

acoustic kitty frankfurt plane tragus outer ear meatus ototopical earhole porion otitis externa eargasm auditory canal eardrum external auditory meatus ear candling tympanometry pinna behind ear

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

meatus

Rhyming Words

nal unal anal enal binal ianal fanal genal penal conal winal final monal manal gonal dunal zonal venal banal tonal

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