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English noun: auditory tube

1. auditory tube (body) either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum


SynonymsEustachian tube


Broader (hypernym)salpinx


Part meronymmiddle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum









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